§ 60. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the hedgerows alongside the London to Bath trunk road in Berkshire are being given a 64W morbid appearance by the use of chemical sprays to destroy cow parsley and other wild flowers; and to what extent the cost of spraying is met by grants from his Department.
Mr. BraithwaiteI am advised that this appearance is only temporary. As my hon. Friend will be the first to realise roadside weeds must be kept down for the sake of agriculture, but spraying is undertaken with due caution. The cost of such work on trunk roads is borne by the Department.