§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's acceptance of EEC vehicle axle weight limits.
§ Mr. William RodgersAs I explained on 20th December last in answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey (Mr. Mellish)—[Vol. 923, c.50.]—the EEC Council of Transport Ministers has considered preliminary proposals for limits on the weights and 408W dimensions of the heaviest vehicles used in international traffic. It is now for the Commission to develop the proposals in more detail, and until it does so there is nothing further I can usefully add about the Government's position.