§ Mr. Howeasked the Minister of Transport how many miles of the M.1 motorway are now without cat's-eyes between the lanes; whether parts of other motorways are similarly unprovided; whether he is aware that the absence of cat's-eyes from such places substantially increases the danger and difficulty of using motorways in fog and after dark; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all motorways are fully equipped with cat's-eyes between lanes throughout their length.
§ Mr. Tom FraserIt is standard practice to provide these reflecting road studs as part of the lane markings on all motorways. It has been necessary to remove them from parts of M.1 during the reconstruction work now in progress, and at present about 8½ miles of carriageway are without studs, but they will be replaced as soon as reconstruction is complete. Meanwhile I have arranged for temporary lane markings in reflectorised paint to be laid wherever possible.