§ 36. Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Transport if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of accidents to motor chars-à-banc and lorries conveying large numbers of people owing to the failure of brakes and other defective components; and will he consider legislation with a view to the compulsory examination of vehicles utilised for road passenger traffic?
§ Colonel ASHLEYAs regards the first part of the question, such information as I have received does not furnish any evidence that the number of accidents due to defective equipment on public passenger carrying vehicles is increasing. As regards the second part of the question, it is proposed to deal with the regulation and inspection of public service vehicles in the general Bill on the subject of road transport, which I hope to present to the House as soon as Parliamentary time is available.