HC Deb 09 April 1981 vol 2 cc351-2W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider placing, at convenient places along the M4 west-bound, signs to the effect that the road leads to Wales (Cymru); and if he will consider renaming the road Welshway to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

"South Wales", which rather than Wales as a whole, is the western destination of the M4, already appears on westbound advance signs from Maidenhead onwards. The hon. Member's second suggestion is appealing, but our motorways have long been known by their numbers only. The M4 has no particular connection with the royal marriage and it should be possible to choose more suitable and romantic places to celebrate the wedding than a busy motorway across Southern England.