§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what initiatives his Department is taking to provide assistance to the British haulage industry. [75759]
§ Ms Glenda Jackson[holding answer 9 March 1999]The Government want a road haulage industry that is safe, competitive, efficient and sustainable. On 2 March we publishedSustainable Distribution: A Strategy, which sets out our approach and the range of initiatives which we will be taking forward to assist the haulage industry to meet these aims. The initiatives include integration of the sustainable transport of goods with our planning and roads policies; improvements in safety and enforcement which will benefit the law-abiding majority of the industry; and the promotion of best practice.