§ 116. Mr. Ellisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy with regard to the issue of Continental permits to haulage contractors in the Wrexham area who have had longstanding contracts for the delivery of merchandise to British ports, and where now the merchandising companies require delivery direct to Continental destinations.
§ Mr. PeytonIt is no part of British policy to restrict international road haulage by quotas. These are forced upon us by some foreign Governments. Where, as is too often the case, these imposed quotas cannot meet British needs, my policy is to give established international operators generally what they used last year; any increase in quota goes to other hauliers irrespective of where they are based.