§ Miss Vickersasked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the queues of motor vehicles on the roads in South-West England on Sunday, 28th July, totalled 40 miles long at noon and through the lunch hour; and what action he is taking to improve the roads in the South-West this year and in 1964.
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§ Mr. MarplesI have seen a Press report to this effect. I am undertaking, or paying grant towards, a substantial number of schemes on the busiest roads in the South-West, notably the A.38, A.30 and A.380, and also on other roads which provide convenient alternative routes for holiday traffic. So long as holiday peaks remain as at present only a completely disproportionate expenditureon the roads affected would fully relieve congestion at these times.