§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) whether he issues individual import licences for the import of bicycles to the United Kingdom ; and, if so, how many were issued in the last year ;
(2) how many applications for licences to import bicycles were refused or revoked on safety grounds in 1979 ;
(3) whether it is his practice to refuse applications for import licences, or to revoke existing licences, for the import of bicycles which do not comply with the legal requirements for rear reflectors.
§ Mr. ParkinsonBicycles may be freely imported into the United Kingdom without the need for importers to obtain individual import licences, and the question of refusing applications for licences or revoking existing licences does not therefore arise.