§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to achieve the harmonisation of international road sign standards.
§ Mr. ChopeThe United Kingdom plays a full arid active part in promoting necessary international harmonisation of road sign standards. The Department of Transport is represented on United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and European conference of Ministers of Transport committees dealing with road sign harmonisation.
Work on constructional standards for traffic signs is being carried out under the auspices of Comité Européen de Normalisation—CEN. The Department is represented at CEN and plays a full part in the development of the new European standards which are planned for publication by the end of 1993.