§ Mr. MANDERasked the Minister of Transport whether it is his intention to adopt the recocmmendation of the final report of the Royal Commission on Transport that a small expert committee should be appointed by the Treasury and the Minister of Transport to investigate the question of the methods of levying taxation on mechanically-propelled vehicles in consultation with the manufacturing interests?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONThe Government have always expressed their willingness to consider any proposals for alterations in the methods of assessing motor vehicles for licence duty, provided that the proposals did not lead to a loss of revenue and were agreed among the interests concerned. Unless there are any suggestions, consistent with these conditions, which manufacturers and users now wish to bring forward, I do not think that any useful purpose would be served by the Government appointing an expert committee to consider the matter at the present time.