Lorry Weights

HC Deb 01 December 1982 vol 33 cc196-7W

28. Mr. Major

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about his proposals relating to lorry weights.

Mr. David Howell

The House has welcomed the Government's comprehensive package of measures to make lorries less objectionable to people, less damaging to the environment and more economic. The House has also approved regulations to make lorries safer and control their size, as well as to allow them to run with fuller loads.

Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he intends to provide for exclusion areas within the United Kingdom following his decision to increase maximum lorry weight to 38 tonnes.

Mr. David Howell

Thirty-eight tonne lorries will be covered by all the lorry weight restriction orders already imposed by local authorities on amenity or other grounds.