HC Deb 03 May 1978 vol 949 cc153-4W
44. Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Transport which projects at the Transport and Road Research Laboratory concerning safety are being slowed down or abandoned owing to manpower cuts.

Mr. Horam

One safety project, on pedestrian segregated areas, has been stopped.

Otherwise, while a few items have been slimmed, rather than slowed down, the main effect of the 10 per cut in manpower has been to prevent the immediate commencement of new work as projects end.

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