§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many international road haulage permits have been issued by the West German authorities to British road hauliers for the use by them of British vehicles operating between Great Britain and West Germany for each year since Great Britain joined the European Community; and what steps he is taking to ensure that more such permits are made available to British hauliers;
(2) how many international road haulage permits have been issued by the French authorities to British roal hauliers for the use by them of British vehicles operating between Great Britain and France for each year since Great Britain joined the European Community; and what steps he is taking to ensure that more such permits are made available to British hauliers;
(3) how many international road haulage permits have been issued by the Italian authorities to British roal hauliers for the use by them of British vehicles 260W operating between Great Britain and Italy since Great Britain joined the European Community; and what steps is he taking to ensure that more such permits are made available to British hauliers.
§ Mr. HoramThe figures are as follows:
West Germany France Italy 1973 6,593 26,800 4,550 1974 7,240 30,300 4,100 1975 9,830 38,400 4,450 1976 13,780 41,000 4,450 1977 14,930 46,500 4,850 1978 17,340 50,500 5,950 At meetings this autumn of the joint committees established under the relevant bilateral agreements we shall again press strongly for substantial increases in the quotas for 1979.