Oral Answers to Questions — Transport. – in the House of Commons am ar 3 Gorffennaf 1935.
Mr Fielding West
, Hammersmith North
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has decided to make cycle-tracks compulsory on all newly-constructed arterial roads?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
No, Sir. Where it appears that the proportion of cyclists to other traffic is likely to be appreciable, I shall use my best endeavours to secure that separate tracks are provided as circumstances permit for the use of cyclists.
Mr Fielding West
, Hammersmith North
Has the hon. Gentleman considered, as an alternative to cycle tracks, constructing special motor tracks?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
One arises to some extent out of the other. If cyclists are segregated, motorists are more segregated than at present.
Mr Wilfred Paling
, Wentworth
If cycle tracks are provided, is the use of the main road prohibited to cyclists?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
No, not yet.
Sir William Brass
, Clitheroe
Where cycle tracks are provided, are they being used by cyclists?
Mr Leslie Hore-Belisha
, Plymouth, Devonport
By the overwhelming Majority. They are most popular.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.
