§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Minister of Transport if her attention has been drawn to the accident that took place on the M4 motorway at Newport, Monmouthshire, on 9th July, 1967; and if she will now take steps to ensure that central barriers are erected on this type of road.
§ Mr. SwinglerIn so far as the Question refers to the M4 motorway, and road safety, in Wales, this is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales. As for the general matter of providing barriers on the central reservation, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Mr. Gresham Cooke) on 21st December, 1966.—[Vol. 738, c.328–9.]