HC Deb 02 December 1974 vol 882 c392W
Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what attitude he intends to adopt to the European Commission's proposal to extend for a further two years the EEC system of bracket tariffs for international road haulage.

Mr. Mulley

This experimental system was designed with land frontiers in mind. Attempts to extend it to the enlarged Community have revealed serious deficiencies, particularly where a sea crossing is involved. I do not propose to agree to the adoption of a regulation continuing the system unless United Kingdom traffic is excluded.

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