HC Deb 22 March 1978 vol 946 cc571-2W
Mr. Lee

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make

originally envisaged, and I believe that we should now reappraise our objectives in this field and consider how they can best be met.

Accordingly, with the support of Lord Peddie and his Board, I have invited Mr. Philip Bennett, with a small and expert group representing the main interests involved, to assess the present arrangements and future prospects, and report to me in the autumn. Such a study will, naturally, embrace the whole question of type approval and its possible application in this field. In the light of Mr. Bennett's report, I and my colleagues concerned will consider what future arrangements need to be made for the Board and its work.