HC Deb 22 August 1940 vol 364 c1509W
Mr. Glenvil Hall

asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the fact that more than 1,000 yards of new iron railings are being erected on, and adjacent to, the railway bridge over the Metropolitan Railway, Long Lane, Ickenham, Middlesex, at a time when this material is urgently needed for the war effort; and whether he will take steps to prevent such happenings in future?

Sir J. Reith

No iron railings have been erected on, or adjacent to, the bridge referred to by my hon. Friend. I understand, however, that the Middlesex County Council have recently erected old iron railings near the Metropolitan Railway Bridge at Long Lane, Hillingdon. These railings, which had been removed from Western Avenue, have been put up following a recent accident to a child, on representations from the police that protective measures were necessary.