§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many automatic speed limit enforcement equipment experiments are being conducted in Britain; and if he will make a statement on their effectiveness and the proposals he may have for extending the schemes.
§ Mr. ChopeSmall-scale trials are being carried out to test the equipment and evaluate its operational use in enforcing speed limits. When suitable equipment has been granted type approval by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, it will be deployed more widely and its effectiveness in reducing accidents will be evaluated by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory.