§ Lady Gammansasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to make manned street crossings for children a national and not a local responsibility.
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§ Mr. R. A. ButlerI am not aware of any sufficient grounds for contemplating amendment of Section 47 of the Road Traffic Act, 1960. This Section puts the responsibility for providing school crossing patrols in the Metropolitan Police District on the Commissioner of Police; in the City of London, on the Common Council; and elsewhere in England and Wales, on county and county borough councils.