§ Mr. Norman Fowler, supported by Mr. Secretary Whitelaw, Secretary Sir Keith Joseph, Mr. Secretary Younger, Mr. Secretary Edwards, Mr. John Biffen, Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Kenneth Clarke, presented a Bill to make provision with respect to the disposal by the British Railways Board of part of their undertaking, property, rights and liabilities; to provide for the reconstitution of the British Transport Docks Board under the name of British Ports and to confer on a company powers over that body corresponding to the powers of a holding company over a wholly-owned subsidiary; to dissolve the National Ports Council and amend the Harbours Act 1964; to make further provision for promoting road safety; to provide a new basis of vehicle excise duty for goods vehicles; to amend the law as to the payments to be made for cab licences and cab driver's licences; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Monday 15 December and to be printed [Bill 18.]