asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the inadequacy of car-park accommodation in the London area; will he consider the advisability of providing adequate car-park space underneath our parks and open spaces in places where such accommodation is needed; and will he, in planning their construction, have regard to their suitability for air-raid shelters in time of war?

I myself have no power either to provide or to require the provision of car park accommodation, but I am doing all I can to encourage the local authorities in London to provide car parks where existing facilities are inadequate. I am advised that an application to the Home Office by a local authority for a contribution in respect of additional expenditure proposed to be incurred in adapting underground garages for the purpose of a public shelter will receive consideration.