§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to bring Section 7 of the Road Traffic Act 1974 fully into operation to enable councils on behalf of local residents to protect footpaths, grass verges and central reservations from the intrusion of motor vehicles and lorries.
§ Dr. GilbertBefore Section 7 can be fully implemented local authorities must prepare orders exempting from the ban those roads where footway parking should be allowed to continue. With existing resources this is bound to take time. The local authority associations will be consulted in the spring about the prospects for implementation.