§ 68. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Transport whether he will state on average the number of spot checks that are made by his Department on road vehicles in a given year; and for the latest stated date, details of the spot check held in London, which area, what were the results and how many of these were for evading the payment of road fund licences.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineSpot checks carried out by the Department are almost entirely concerned with road safety matters and not with excise tax evasion. The detailed information requested by the hon. Member is not readily available.