§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on his policy on flags printed on car number plates.[154312]
§ Mr. Hill[holding answer 19 March 2001]In March 2000 the Government announced that legislation would be introduced to allow motorists to display the GB national identifier and the European circle of stars on car number plates on a voluntary non-mandatory basis. This would enable citizens to dispense with the requirement to display a separate GB sticker when travelling in Europe. The option of a separate GB sticker remains. There are no plans to permit the display of any other symbols or flags on number plates.