§ 77. Mr. Masonasked the Minister of Transport, in view of the fact that the granting of a table licence to restaurants on the new motorways is equivalent to the acceptance of a public house, 136W whether he will send a circular to all licensing justices drawing attention to the possible dangerous consequences of table licensing development on fast highways.
§ Mr. MarplesNo. The granting of licences is entirely a matter for the licensing justices.
§ 87. Mr. Chetwyndasked the Minister of Transport whether he will impose an upper speed limit on motorways.
§ Mr. MarplesI shall want a lot more experience of conditions on M.1 before coming to any decision whether or not to impose a maximum speed limit on motorways.
§ Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Transport whether he will delineate the edge of the carriageway on motorways with red cats' eyes; and whether he will provide barriers between the carriageways to prevent dazzle.
§ Mr. MarplesMy Department and the Road Research Laboratory are considering whether any change is desirable in the present methods of delineating the edges of carriageways on motorways. My hon. Friend's suggestion is among the possibilities being investigated. A two-mile length of anti-dazzle fencing is to be put up experimentally on M.1. Experience abroad is so conflicting that no firm decision can be taken until conditions on M.1 have been thoroughly tested.