Road Transport Topics By Our Special Parliamentary In Parliament Correspondent NO-WAITING PROPOSALS— HEARING POSTPONED.
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IN the House of Commons Mr. Astor I asked when the sub committee appointed by the London Traffic Advisory Committee would begin its public. hearing of the representations against the proposed no-waiting regulations in 1.ondon.
Captain Wallace replied that the committee had received a request from certain local authorities that, in view of the Government decision that civil defence work should have priority, the public sittings of the sub-committee should be postponed for six months, and after consultation with him it had derided to accede to :his request.
ROAD AND RAIL REPORT THIS " WEEK.
THE Minister was requested by Mr.
B. Smith to issue a white paper on the subject of new road and rail legislation, and was asked when it would be introduced.
Mr. Smith also sought information respecting th agreements so far made between the railways and road interests and between both of these and the traders, and inquired whether he would now authorize the publication of the report of the Transport Advisory Council on the railway companies' rial ms Captain Wallace answered that the report, which contained as appendices the full text of agreements reached between the railway companies and certain other interests, was being printed stud should be available towards the end of the present week. He regretted that he was not yet in a position to make a statement of policy regarding this report.
NEW BRIDGES OVER MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL.
ATTENTION having been called by Air, E. Smith to the urgent need for road bridges over the Manchester Ship Canal between Eccles and Trafford Bridge and between Barton and Irlarn, Captain Wallace said that schemes for bridges between Mosley Road, Stretford, and Lancaster Road, Salford, and at a site three-quarters of a mile west of Barton Swing Bridge had been considered by the local authorities concerned arid by the Manchester and District Regional Planning Committee.
SOUTH WALES ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
'WITH reference to the work of IT improving the road between Newport, Mon., and Brecon.. Captain Wallace informed Mr. Jenkins that negotiations for the acquisition of the necessary land for the improvement of the trunk road at Croes-y-Ceiliog were in hand. The County Council did. not propose to proceed at present with the improvement of the section of county road at Llanhamlach.
Six schemes, he continued, estimated to cost £41,335, for the improvement of the Swansea-Manchester trunk road between Pontardulais and Llandilo were under consideration, and he anticipated that work would be gtarted on four of them during the current year.
ROAD PATROLS' AUTHORITY QUESTIONED.
THE Minister, on being asked under what authority drivers were compelled to obey the signals of A.A. and R.A.C. scouts, said that although they had no legal authority, failure to obey a signal given by a patrol might constitute evidence of negligence.