§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the limit on the number of personal car imports imposed on an individual per year.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 21 June 1988]: No limit is imposed.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) motorcars, (b) vans, and (c) other motor vehicles, imported as new vehicles from the Irish Republic, have been processed through the Vehicle Inspection Branch, Balmoral road, Belfast, in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 21 June 1988]: Vehicle inspection branch processes only those cases of imported private cars where there is doubt about their compliance with type approval requirements. Type approval does not apply to vans and other motor vehicles. The number of private cars referred to vehicle inspection branch is set out in the following table.
No. June 1987 0 July 1987 0 August 1987 0 September 1987 1 October 1987 1 November 1987 1 December 1987 0 January 1988 3 February 1988 0 March 1988 2 April 1988 1 May 1988 1