§ Mr. Longdenasked the Minister of Transport whether she will introduce legislation obliging owners of land adjoining a highway so to fence it as to prevent domestic animals from straying 147W on to the highway and there causing damage to persons and property.
§ Mr. SwinglerIt is doubtful whether imposing on frontagers an obligation to fence their land would provide a satisfactory solution of the problem of damage caused by straying animals. Damage or injury to road users is only one aspect of this problem, which the Law Commission now has under study.