§ Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he is satisfied with the working of the advance payments code contained in the Highways Act 1959.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeBroadly speaking, yes; but, as I have told my hon. Friend in correspondence, we have been reviewing the working of the code to see whether any changes might be desirable, in the interests of greater efficiency and fairness, should a suitable legislative opportunity arise. We shall be consulting the local authority associations shortly.