§ Mr. Iain Millsasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when he expects to be in a position to give a detailed reply to the points made by various organisations during the consultation period on possible changes to tyre tread depth legislation;
301W(2) what is his timetable for consultation on the proposed amendments to construction and use regulations covering tyre tread depth legislation;
(3) if, in the consideration of possible changes to tyre tread depth legislation as it relates to the proposed provision for 25 per cent. of visible tread, he intends to include a requirement for such tread to be continuously visible all round the tyre.
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§ Mrs. ChalkerMy officials will be meeting interested parties, including tyre industry representatives and the police, on 15 July to discuss the drafting of a regulation to implement the decision I announced in my answer to my hon. Friend on 30 March.—[Vol. 21, c. 73.] This will include a provision that a visible tread pattern should show all round the tyre. In the light of that meeting I shall consider the terms of a draft regulation on which there will be formal consultation with interested organisations in the autumn. I shall reply as soon as I can to the detailed points already raised by the tyre industry.