§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals his Department intends introducing to reduce the level of noise limits for motor cycles and for exercising a more effective control ; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Horam:Under the terms of a recently agreed EEC directive, we propose to prescribe more stringent limits for new motor cycles. Allowing for differences in test procedures, these will be about 3dB(A) lower for most categories of cycle than our current limits. Enforcement of limits, both for cycles as new and cycles in use, is primarily a matter for the police, but the exhaust systems of cycles will continue to be checked as part of the MOT test.