§ Mr. Straussasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the latest developments in regard to the setting up, with his approval, of new parking meter areas in London and provincial cities.
§ Mr. WatkinsonAs I informed the hon. Member for Enfield, East (Mr. Ernest Davies) and my hon. Friend the Member for St. Marylebone (Sir W. Wakefield) in my Written Answer of 10th December last, I have decided to approve, with some modifications, the proposals of the St. Marylebone Borough Council for introducing a new parking meter scheme in South-West St. Marylebone. I intend to make the necessary Order and Regulations shortly.
Other local authorities in London are known to have parking meter schemes under consideration but as yet they have not applied to me for Orders.
I have received formal applications from Manchester, Liverpool and Bristol for Orders extending the parking provisions of the 1956 Road Traffic Act to those cities; in addition my officials have had informal discussions with a number of other local authorities outside London who are interested in controlling street parking by the use of parking meters.