HC Deb 15 July 1975 vol 895 cc388-9W
Mr. Aitken

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is satisfied with the current safety specifications imposed on coaches.

Dr. Gilbert

British safety regulations for coaches are as comprehensive as any in Europe; but new safety standards for buses and coaches are being evolved in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The United Kingdom and France are sponsoring the formal adoption of the new standards and I am reviewing our existing regulations.