§ 66. Mr. Brewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of the Government with regard to Recommendation No. 480 on civil liability for motor accidents, which was adopted by the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe on 26th January 1967; and whether they will instruct their permanent representative in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to vote in favour of the proposals contained in this recommendation.
§ Mr. MulleyRecommendation 480 relates to the European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles and to the new intergovernmental study in the European Committee on Legal Co-operation on the harmonisation of national laws on the civil liability of motorists. The United Kingdom has not become a party to the Convention, since to do so would call for substantial and controversial changes in legislation which would not be justified on grounds of domestic need. The intergovernmental study has wide implications to which we are giving careful consideration.