§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received on the North report on road traffic law; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe proposals we announced on 7 February to reform road traffic law in the light of the North report have been widely welcomed. There has been general agreement about the need to simplify the law and influence driver behaviour. The measures proposed form part of our drive to cut by one third by the year 2000 the present toll of 5,000 dead and 300,000 injured each year on Britain's roads.
Further work to implement the proposals is being taken forward in consultation with all the interested bodies who have a part to play.