HC Deb 27 January 1970 vol 794 cc1195-6
23. Mr. Iremonger

asked the Minister of Transport when he now intends to introduce legislation to make insurance for causing death or injury to passengers compulsory.

38. Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Minister of Transport when he now plans to make it compulsory for all motor insurance companies to make passenger liability an inherent part of their motor insurance policies.

47. Mrs. Knight

asked the Minister of Transport when he now proposes to introduce legislation to make it compulsory to insure passenger liability in connection with all motor vehicles.

Mr. Mulley

I am not yet in a position to say when a suitable opportunity will arise.

Mr. Iremonger

Will the right hon. Gentleman at any rate say that he has a positive intention to seek an opportunity and that he knows what he is going to do when the opportunity does arise?

Mr. Mulley

My predecessor some time ago stated our desire to see this legislation enacted, and I reaffirmed that more recently. But, of course, the Queen's Speech contained a very full programme of parliamentary business and against that background I cannot give a date for this legislation.