HC Deb 24 May 1984 vol 60 cc451-2W
Mr. David Young

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether the rates of vehicle excise duty reflect the damage caused by each class of vehicle to roads.

Mr. Ridley

The relationship between vehicle excise duty and the road track costs of different classes of vehicle was set out in the answer that my hon. Friend the Minister for State gave the hon. Member for Newport, East (Mr. Hughes) on 25 April, at column516–17.