§ Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, following the deaths of three constituents of the hon. Member for Twickenham in a head-on collision on Monday 30th June, he will sanction without delay any application 310W from the Greater London Council to impose a 40 mph speed limit in Hampton Court Road between Hampton Court Palace and Kingston Bridge.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe Hampton Court Road is a metropolitan principal road for which the Greater London Council is the highway authority. If the council applies for 40 mph speed limit full consideration will be given in the light of traffic conditions relative to the Department's criteria for speed limits and the views of the Metropolitan Police.