§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects the consultations on preparing a code of practice on safe loading to be completed; and when he expects to be able to present the code for publication.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Leominster (Sir Clive Bossom) on 10th November.—[Vol. 825, c.159.]
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many prosecutions for causing danger by reason of load, weight distribution, packing or adjustment were initiated in the year 1970 as a result of road safety spot checks by his Department's traffic examiners; and how many of the prosecutions were successful.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. In 1970 2,733 prosecutions were brought for overloading offences; over 90 per cent. were successful.