§ 87. Mr. Reader Harrisasked the Minister of Transport if she will consider replacing the general 70 miles per hour speed limit with new and severe restrictions on the speed of vehicles driven by persons under the age of 25 years, and to extend such limits to persons under 25 years driving motorcycles.
§ Mr. John MorrisNo. Any justification for such measures would be different from that on which the 70 m.p.h. experiment is based.
§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Minister of Transport what plans she has for the introduction of new speed limits for drivers under the age of 20 years.
§ Mr. John MorrisNone at present, though this will be among the points to be considered by the official Working Party which my right hon. Friend has set up to review all aspects of speed limit policy. The Working Party's recommendations will be considered by the National Road Safety Advisory Council, but this is a major study which will necessarily take time to complete.