HC Deb 18 January 1968 vol 756 c653W
30. MK. Gresham Cooke

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of recent accidents, he will ban the carrying of paraffin in road tankers capable of carrying petrol and other fuels.

Mr. Ennals:

My Department has been exploring the possibility of a voluntary ban of this kind, but for economic reasons not all distributors have so far been willing to adopt it. As soon as present inquiries have been completed, I shall consider whether a statutory ban on mixed loads of petroleum spirit and paraffin would be justified.