§ Sir G. Foxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of accidents that have occurred during the last 12 months in the vicinity of the Hyde Park Gateways; and what steps he is taking to remove the bottleneck there.
§ Mr. EdeThe number of accidents involving personal injury known to the police to have occurred during the twelve months ended 30th June, 1946, at or near each of the carriage-way gates of Hyde Park was as follows:
Gate Number of accidents. Entailing serious injury. Entailing slight injury. Total Victoria 1 15 16 Marble Arch 1 20 21 Grosvenor 4 21 25 Stanhope 3 11 14 Hyde Park corner. 1 6 7 Albert — 2 2 Prince of Wales 1 — 1 Alexandra — 1 1 Total 11 76 87 There were no fatal accidents during the period in question. The possibility of improving traffic conditions at gateways is always before the Commissioner of Police in consultation with the various Government Departments and local authorities concerned. Conditions prevailing during the war and since have, however, ruled out the possibility of any radical alterations.