§ 47. Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Secretary of State for War why a considerable convoy of large Army lorries and excavators was sent along the South Circular Road, London, at the height of the traffic rush on the morning of Friday, 13th April.
§ Mr. F. MacleanThis convoy consisted of only ten vehicles belonging to a unit which was moving from Maidstone to the Stanford training area in Norfolk. The route and timings were arranged in consultation with the Metropolitan Police who escorted the convoy during the whole of its journey in the London area. I am satisfied that care was taken to cause as little inconvenience as possible to other road users.