§ MR. MARKHAMI beg to ask the Prime Minister whether, seeing that the provision of the Motor Car Act, 1903, are habitually broken and ignored by motor-car owners and their servants, he will say whether, in view of the numerous deaths and accidents caused to the public if he intends to introduce legislation providing such penalties as will ensure that the law as enacted by Parliament is obeyed by all classes of the community.
§ *MR. ASQUITHI have nothing to add to the Answer which I gave last Thursday to a similar Question by the hon. Member for the Newbury division of Berkshire.
§ MR. MARKHAMasked whether the right hon. Gentleman was aware that motor-car manufacturers were advertising the fact that ears of 60 or 70 horse-power were being supplied to Members sitting on the Treasury bench; whether under normal conditions those cars were bound to exceed the speed limit; and would he also say the number of Ministers, including himself, who have been convicted daring the last few weeks in respect of their cars.
§ *MR. SPEAKERThe hon. Member should give notice of that Question.