§ 51. Mr. G. Williamsasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware that the 20 miles per hour speed limit for heavy vehicles is not being enforced; and what consideration he has given to the need for amending legislation in this respect.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI have given a good deal of thought to this matter, but I have nothing to add to the answer to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Kidderminster (Mr. Nabarro) on 28th October, and to previous statements on this subject.
§ Mr. WilliamsWas my right hon. Friend in the House a few minutes ago when the Assistant Postmaster-General told us that it was no good having a law unless we enforced it? Does he realise that the present position is weakening the whole legal system and that the reason my right hon. Friend has given so far is not satisfactory?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI think my views on this matter are sufficiently well known, but there are other difficulties, apart from enforcement, in this field. Last year and in the two previous years there were 30,000 prosecutions for exceeding the speed limit, but I cannot say how many related to heavy goods vehicles.