§ Mr. Joel Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will introduce legislation to prevent insurance companies charging a motor-cyclist additional insurance for a passenger, even where the motorcycle has no provisions for carrying a passenger.
§ Sir G. HoweNo; as the law will require motor cyclists to be covered by insurance for their liability for personal injury to their passengers whether or not their machines are designed to carry passengers, the insurers involved should be free to assess the costs of covering any such risks.