§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will obtain a report from the Chief Constable on why it was necessary to close the M1 sections from numbers nine to 14 during bright sunshine from 12.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. on 29th November instead of the section where an accident had occurred.
§ Mr. SharplesThe police closed a section of the motorway when a series238W of major accidents, extending for three-quarters of a mile over both carriageways, occurred to the north of junction 11. The diversion of traffic at junctions 9 and 14 provided the safest and least inconvenient alternative routes.