§ Sir Clive Bossomasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what progress has now been made on the conclusion of a European regional agreement on road markings for Europe in relation to the United Nations Vienna Convention of 1968;
(2) what are the standard specifications for road markings incorporated in the draft European Regional Agreement on Road Markings; and how they differ from practice in the United Kingdom including those for centre lane, and edge of the carriageway, lines and their colour.
§ Mr. PeytonA draft agreement has been drawn up which will be considered by the Inland Transport Committee of the European Economic Commission early next year. It proposes a system for centre lane and edge markings using white only. Yellow—and possibly blue—would be used for waiting restrictions, but in a simpler form than at present in the United Kingdom. The only other major differences from our system would be single "Stop" and "Give Way" lines rather than double. I am considering the implications of the draft agreement for our future practice.