§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in view of the concern caused to residents on subsidiary roads near motorways which 123W are frequently flooded with traffic when there are accidents on nearby motorways, if he will advise chief officers of police to ensure that where such roads are flooded with traffic there shall be patrols to allow the elderly, the disabled and young children as well as able-bodied persons to cross the roads in relative safety.
§ Dr. SummerskillThis is a matter for the individual chief officer of police concerned. My inquiries suggest that chief officers do all they can, within the resources available to them, by deploying extra mobile and foot patrols, to ease the burdens on other road users when traffic is unavoidably diverted from motorways.