HC Deb 14 July 1966 vol 731 cc257-8W
Mr. Alison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what circumstances gave rise to the blocking and closing of the A64 road from Leeds to York at Tadcaster on 23rd June; how long the road was closed; and what diversionary routes were suggested for traffic between the two cities.

where a parent or near relative was the murderer or a suspect, those in which a non-relative was concerned and those where the relationship is unknown, giving also the percentage of each category in each year.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The information is as follows:

Mr. Taverne

The Chief Constable of the West Riding informs my right hon. Friend that the road was blocked by the breakdown of a heavy lorry at the junction of the A659 and the A64 at Tad-caster. The A64 was closed from 3.15 p.m. to 6.20 p.m. Traffic was diverted by the police along the A1, A659 and B1224 roads.