§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he intends to include provisions within the prospective legislation on deregulation which would alter the current powers available to local authorities to impose restrictions on the night-time movement of heavy goods vehicles within their area.
§ Mr. Neil HamiltonDetails of the contents of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill will be made available in the usual way when the Bill is introduced later this month. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport has been considering whether restrictions on the night-time movement of heavy goods vehicles can be administered in a less bureaucratic way without reducing the environmental protection the restrictions offer.