HC Deb 04 May 1966 vol 727 c119W
Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Transport on how many days the A6 road over Shap Fell was closed to traffic through inclement weather in each of the last five winters.

Mr. Swingler

It was not closed at all in 1961–62. It was closed for periods of up to three hours on six occasions in 1962–63, four in 1963–64 and four in 1964–65. Last winter it was closed during most of the week of the November blizzard and for a few hours on three subsequent occasions.