§ 68. Sir ROBERT WOODSasked the President of the Local Government Board whether, with a view to preventing unnecessary deterioration of roads, he will introduce a regulation fixing a definite relation between the width of tyres and the number of wheels, their diameter, and the maximum load of vehicles?
§ Major ASTORThe Local Government Board has no power to make such a regulation as the hon. Member suggests for vehicular traffic generally. Such powers as it possesses with respect to motor vehicles will be transferred to the new Ministry of Ways and Communications when constituted.