HL Deb 18 May 1995 vol 564 cc43-4WA
Lord Fanshawe of Richmond

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the new traffic management scheme outside Buckingham Palace is causing constant delay and is therefore not a success, and whether action will be taken forthwith to revert to the previous familiar roundabout.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage (Viscount Astor)

Responsibility for the subject of the Question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency under its Chief Executive, Mr. David Welch. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter to Lord Fanshawe of Richmond from the Chief Executive of the Royal Parks Agency, Mr. David Welch, dated 17th May 1995:

I have been asked by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for National Heritage to reply to your Question about the new traffic scheme outside Buckingham Palace.

I confirm that since the works were completed last month the new traffic arrangements are working well. Traffic generally moves quite easily through the area; there is a build-up of queues during guard change times but this was always the case.

The Agency is committed to carry out a review of the scheme within the next six months as this was a condition of Westminster City Council's approval.