§ 61. Mr. H. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Transport what precautions were taken to prevent damage to roads as the result of the transport by road from the East Coast to the West Coast of a whale weighing 75 tons; and whether the sanction of the Traffic Commissioners was obtained for this transport?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of TRANSPORT (Lieut.-Colonel Headlam)Neither the Minister's sanction nor that of the Traffic Commissioners is necessary for the transport of abnormal loads, but if my hon. Friend wishes to study the restrictions under which they move I would refer him to the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order, No. 1, 1931, of which I will send him a copy.