Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons at on 5 August 1924.
Mr. W. M. ADAMSON:
35.asked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been drawn to the condition of the crown and approaches of railway bridges on main roads in South Staffordshire; whether he is aware that the railway companies refuse to keep these roads in ordinary repair; and, if he possesses insufficient powers to enforce maintenance in proper condition to meet existing traffic, will he introduce regulations to meet the position?
Mr Harry Gosling
, Stepney Whitechapel and St George's
If my hon. Friend will give me particulars of the bridges in South Staffordshire to which the complaints refer, I will have inquiry made into the circumstances and see whether any action can usefully be taken.
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