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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 9228/88 and 10333/90 on compulsory use of seat belts; notes that their provisions are broadly in accord with present and proposed domestic legislation; and endorses the Government's intention to seek amendment of the proposals so that any adopted Directive neither imposes unacceptable constraints nor limits the scope for further action perceived by Parliament to be necessary without prejudice to the question of competence of the Community in relation to road safety.—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
§ Mr. Speaker: I have selected the amendment in the name of the hon. Member for Southend, East (Mr. Taylor).
10.15 pm§ Mr. Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I ask whether the Leader of the House would be willing to give further consideration to this very important constitutional point, and is it in order for the Leader of the House to comment?
§ The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. John MacGregor)Further to that point of order, Mr. Speaker. I can help the House and my hon. Friend the Member for Southend, East (Mr.Taylor). These issues have been the subject of some initial discussion through the usual channels, but, as I have pointed out to my hon. Friend in the House before, when one embarks on a new process, as we are doing now, issues can sometimes arise that we must consider. I have said that we shall certainly be having a review before the end of the summer and that we may wish to review some of the issues earlier than that. My hon. Friend's point could be one of the issues that I shall look at with a bit of experience of the work of the relevant Standing Committees. I have made a note of what my hon. Friend has said. That is certainly one of the points that I shall look at.
§ Mr. Taylorrose——
§ Mr. SpeakerDoes the hon. Gentleman wish to move his amendment?
§ Mr. TaylorIn the circumstances, certainly not, Mr. Speaker.
§ Question put and agreed to.