§ Mr. Stoddartasked the Secretary of State for Transport if, in connection with the Armitage report relating to heavy lorries and the environment, he will hold consultations with freight transport industry and local authorities about the relocation, where this is practicable, of freight transport depots now situated in or near town centres to places adjacent to motorways or trunk roads.
§ Mr. David HowellLocation of freight depots is a matter best left to the freight transport industry and the local authorities themselves. Proposals in the Transport Bill will enable licensing authorities to take environmental considerations into account when granting an operator's licence.