§ 130. Mr. Deedesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department who will be responsible for the traffic arrangements prior to and during the 1951 Exhibition; whether any special arrangements are contemplated; and what steps are being taken to prevent further congestion of the main thoroughfares in the vicinity.
§ Mr. de FreitasApart from any general orders which my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport may make under Section 4 of the Public Works (Festival of Britain) Act, 1949, the police will have their normal general responsibility for the control of traffic, and Section 4 (9) of the Act empowers the Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis and the City of London to make regulations for routes to be observed and for preventing obstruction at any time whilst the Exhibition is open. I have no doubt that the two Commissioners of Police are fully alive to the serious traffic problems which may arise and, in addition to special road works which the highway authorities have at present in hand, proposals for the necessary parking arrangements and the routing of traffic are under the Commissioners' consideration.