§ Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Transport (1) whether she will call for a special report from her Divisional Road Engineer on the frequency of inspections during the past year of the Great North Road bridge over the main King's Cross railway line at Hatfield; and on what dates the last three inspections were held;
445W(2) whether in the interests of road safety, she will call for a special report from the Divisional Road Engineer on the collapse of the Great North Road bridge over the main King's Cross railway line at Hatfield; and if she will publish the report.
§ Mr. SwinglerThe British Railways Board was responsible for the maintenance of this bridge. The Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways opened an Inquiry on 3rd March into the circumstances of the collapse. It would be premature for me to make any statement pending completion of his report which will be published later.