Mr. J. Wellsasked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the difficulties of naval personnel and their families in crossing and using the A.303 road at Yeovilton; and what steps are being taken to help them.
§ Mr. MarplesI have received no recent representations. The introduction of a speed limit was considered last year, but conditions on the road are not such that a speed limit would be an effective safety measure. The local authority has not asked for a pedestrian crossing, nor does the volume of pedestrian traffic justify one. There is, I understand, always a naval policeman on duty at the site.