§ Sir Clive Bossomasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will state the expenditure which his Depart-part intends to incur to provide financial assistance in regard to local authorities' schemes to reserve traffic lanes for use by
514Wtakenly granted, for fear of the resultant compensation which would fall on the ratepayer, whether he will conduct an inquiry into the extent of this problem with a view to introducing legislation on the subject.
§ Mr. Graham PageI believe that the incidence of compensation in such cases is sufficiently known without the need for an inquiry. I do not contemplate the introduction of legislation on the subject.