HC Deb 18 November 1965 vol 720 cc103-4W
Mr. Henry Clark

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many hire cars registered in Southern Ireland and driven by United Kingdom residents entered Northern Ireland in each of the six months from April to September, 1965; and whether he is satisfied with the working of the new regulations for these.

Mr. MacDermot

The figures are as follows:

April 129
May 203
June 376
July 334
August 389
September 288

These figures are for first entries only; a vehicle included in the figures may have crossed the land boundary a number of times during its period of hire.

The answer to the second part of the question is "yes".

Mr. Henry Clerk

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many private cars registered in Southern Ireland entered Northern Ireland for the first time in each of the six months from April to September, 1965; and how this figure compares with previous years.

Mr. MacDermot

The figures for 1964 and 1965 are as follows:

1964 1965
April 3,305 6,832
May 4,574 6,196
June 4,932 7,594
July 6,408 10,113
August 7,560 12,221
September 4,026 6,055
Total 30,805 49,011

Figures for earlier years are not readily available.