§ 7. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the number of applicants for operators' licences for heavy goods vehicles in each of the years since the system has been operating and the numbers of those whose applications have been refused.
§ Mr. PeytonAs the answer consists of a table of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. HuckfieldBut surely the Minister recognises that those figures show that a very small number of applications for operators' licences are refused? Does this not show that it is far too easy for any pirate or cowboy to put a lorry on the road? Will he do his best to increase the number of assessors who sit with the
| Transitional Licences | New Licences | All Operators Licences | ||||||
| Number of applications received | Number of applications refused | Number of applications received | Number of applications refused | Number of applications received | Number of applications refused | |||
| 1969–70 | … | … | 92,585 | 37 | 11,374 | 200 | 103,959 | 237 |
| 1970–71 | … | … | 7,644 | 13 | 30,545 | 587 | 38,189 | 600 |
| 1971–72 | … | … | — | — | 23,569 | 534 | 23,569 | 534 |