§ Mr. Ron Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Transport what order or orders have been published by Avon County Council under the Heavy Commercial Vehicles Act 1973 to control heavy goods vehicles for amenity purposes; and if he is satisfied that the order or orders published meet the urgent need for heavy vehicle routeing in the Bristol area to reduce the unpleasant impact of large vehicles on the residential sector of the city.
§ Mr. HoramAvon County Council published three orders under the Act in conformity with the requirement that one or more orders should be published before 1st January 1977. One was for residential streets in the St. Annes area of Bristol, and two others for roads in and around Bath. After that date all general schemes of traffic control made under Section 5 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 must take adequate account of the effect of heavy commercial vehicles 307W on amenities; the responsibility in this matter thus lies with the county council.