HC Deb 01 February 1978 vol 943 cc191-2W
36. Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the present position about Euro driving licences.

Mr. Horam

As my right hon. Friend told my hon. Friend the Member for Derby, North (Mr. Whitehead) on 11th January—[Vol. 941, c.766–7]—there was an exchange of views about proposals for a Community driving licence at the Council of Transport Ministers on 20th-21st December. It was agreed that the matter should be examined further by officials with emphasis on mutual recognition of national licences. There is no prospect that the proposals which were tabled with an explanatory memorandum of 9th January 1976 will be adopted without substantial amendment but they have not yet been superseded formally.