§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to introduce further United Kingdom legislation on drivers' hours following his Department's consultation exercise in 1993. [39398]
§ Mr. NorrisThe consultation in 1993 was part of a wider exercise to identify unnecessary or overly burdensome regulations. I announced on 5 September 1995 that I was not convinced that the domestic drivers'156W hours rules imposed a significant burden on industry and that I had concluded after careful consideration that any relaxation of the rules would not be in the best interests of road safety, which is my chief priority.