§ Mr. RILEYasked the Home Secretary whether any local authority has been given powers in a local Act of Parlia- 887W ment with a view to lessening street noises and to regulate the loudness of motor horns or to prevent their indiscriminate use?
Sir W. JOYNSON-HIGKSI am not aware of any provision in a local Act for the regulation of motor horns. Certain provisions in regard to street noises used, I believe, to be allowed in local bills in the past; but borough and county councils have now general powers to deal with nuisances of this character by by-laws under the Municipal Corporations Act and the Local Government Act.