Earl of DALKEITHasked the Minister of Transport whether he has received. from the Association of Scottish County Councils a representation in favour of the statutes relative to the construction, use, regulation, and taxation of road vehicles being amended and consolidated; whether he is aware that that association and many road authorities and others interested regard such legislation as urgent; and whether it is his intention to introduce in the present Session, or at some other early date, a Bill dealing with all or some of the branches of the subject indicated in this question?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe answer to the first and second parts of the question are in the affirmative. With regard to the last part, as I have already stated on previous occasions, it is the intention of the Government to introduce as soon as practicable a Measure dealing with the construction, use and regulation of road vehicles. There is no present intention of introducing any substantial modification in the system of taxation.