§ 8. Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Transport the cost of altering the bollards at the corner of Brompton Road and Beauchamp Place, to reduce them to standard height; who was responsible for the erection of these bollards in the first place; and what steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussThe cost of altering the bollards was £617s. 8d. and the responsible authority is the Kensington Borough Council. In March last year my right hon. Friend advised highway authorities of the action they should take in relation to the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on Traffic Signs which, on this point, is that bollards
232Wby the railway companies on 31st December in the years 1926, 1936 and 1946.
§ Mr. BarnesThe numbers of staff employed by the four main line railway companies in March, 1926, 1936 and 1946 are shown in the following table. Figures for December of those years are not available.
should be modified as and when replacement becomes necessary.