HC Deb 20 October 1982 vol 29 c154W
Dr. Edmund Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether any change is proposed in the speed limit for heavy goods vehicles on the dual carriageway sections of the A1 trunk road in West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.

Mrs. Chalker

As stated in the White Paper, "Lorries, People and the Environment" (Cmnd. 8439, paragraph 29), the Government accept the case for increasing the speed limit for heavy goods vehicles from 40 mph to 50 mph on unrestricted dual carriageways, and will bring forward amending regulations in due course.