81. Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress is being made to standardise throughout Scotland the schemes adopted in some parts of the United Kingdom to facilitate the parking of cars belonging to disabled drivers and the introduction of identifying discs to assist the authorities responsible for supervising parking regulations.
§ Mr. RossIn the course of our discussions with them, representatives of local authority and road user organisations have expressed the view that if an all-Scotland scheme is to be acceptable badges must be issued only by responsible medical officers, and I am pursuing this possibility.