§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he has received information on the recent action taken by the South Yorkshire county council in regard to the sale of defective used tyres; and if he is satisfied that existing legislation is sufficient to deal with the matter;
(2) if he will either use the existing powers, or introduce new legislation to ensure that the sale of unsafe tyres is prohibited.
§ Mrs. Chalker:I am aware that the South Yorkshire county council is investigating the quality of used car tyres offered for sale. Existing legislation prohibits the sale of any tyre for use on cars if they do not conform with the requirements of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations
317WAs an additional safeguard, I shall be introducing a requirement that all new car tyres sold in this country should comply with the appropriate international standard UN ECE Regulation 30.