§ 78. Mr. Snowasked the Minister of Transport if he will hold consultations with interested bodies with a view to providing facilities for the safe conduct of cattle across roads; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MarplesMy Department is already in touch with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the National Farmers' Union about the problem of the movement of cattle across busy roads. The union has supplied details of cases where farmers are experiencing difficulty and my divisional road engineers have investigated a number of them. We are now considering what the possibilities are for improving conditions before further discussions are held with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and with the union.