§ 64. Mr. William Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, in the interests of protecting and preserving the environmental amenities of residential districts, whether he will consider introducing legislation to prevent the owners of large lorries and haulage vehicles from parking their vehicles in residential roads for long periods when their vehicles are not in use.
§ Mr. PeytonAlthough I share my hon. Friends concern, I have no reason to think that the existing powers available to local authorities are inadequate. What is needed is concerted and constructive action by authorities and by the haulage industry itself.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a further statement on his additional intentions in regard to the recent working party report on heavy lorries.
§ Mr. PeytonI have nothing to add at present to the answer I gave to the hon. Members for Kingston upon Hull, West (Mr. James Johnson) and Bolton, West (Mr. Redmond) on 15th December and for Harrow, East (Mr. Dykes) on 9th February.—[Vol. 828, c.108–9; Vol. 830, c. 370.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to interdict the movement of heavy lorries over 25 tons through residential districts between the hours of 100W 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekdays and from 8 p.m. on Saturdays through to 8 a.m. on the following Monday.
§ Mr. PeytonLocal authorities already have powers to restrict classes of vehicles from using certain roads and are best placed to judge how far to exercise these powers in the light of local conditions.