§ Mr. Roseasked the Minister of Transport whether he will make a statement on his Departmental visit to Manchester in relation to the use of safety belts on motor vehicles.
Mr. Bob Brown:I was invited to launch a seat belt campaign in Manchester on 20th April. This campaign was proposed by and has the support 339W of the Royal Society for Prevention of Accident's three Accident Prevention Federations covering Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumberland and Westmorland. Further Press conferences have been arranged at Liverpool, Chester, Preston and Carlisle and leaflets and posters will be distributed throughout the area.
The campaign gives support to the Ministry's National Publicity on seat belts and we warmly welcome its assistance in our task of persuading drivers and their passengers of the importance of using their seat belts.