HC Deb 18 February 1959 vol 600 cc63-4W
102. Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many qualified traffic engineers are employed in his Department; in which sections; what are their administrative grades; and if he will state their specific duties.

Mr. Nugent

The Traffic Engineering Branch in the headquarters of our Department is staffed by one assistant chief engineer, four senior engineers, six engineers and four assistant engineers, all of them qualified either as civil or electrical engineers by corporate membership of the recognised professional institutes. The duties of the branch are to apply the techniques of traffic engineering to ensuring that the maximum use is made of our existing pattern of roads and streets, and to recommend measures designed to achieve this objective.