§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why 38 cyclists were stopped from pushing and carrying their bicycles on 14 July at Tower Wharf by an officer of his Department; and if he will reconsider the extent to which cyclists may use the wharf.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneTower Wharf is an integral part of the Tower of London and not a public right of way. It is heavily used by local residents and tourists and permission for cyclists to push or carry their cycles through this essentially pedestrian area is therefore restricted to those who are able to establish a particular case for regular access. I do not think it would be right to extend this.