HC Deb 06 November 1967 vol 753 cc71-2W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that due to the Greater London Council initiating a campaign against unlicensed road vehicles during the past two months there has been a 30 per cent. increase in licences being taken out; by how much he estimates the revenue would increase if this percentage increase was related to an annual and national increase in revenue from road fund licence duty; and what action he proposes to take to secure this additional revenue.

Mr. Harold Lever

I do not feel able to draw the same conclusion as my hon. Friend that the yield of this duty could be increased by this figure over the country as a whole by greater enforcement. Nevertheless the Government is continuing to give all the assistance it can to enforcement work which has increased not only in London but nationally.