§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answers of 18 May 1998,Official Report, column 219, and 15 June 1998, Official Report, column 39, if drivers of lorries engaged in international haulage are required to be in possession of a CMR, goods in transit insurance document; and what role this document will have in assisting the enforcement authorities to distinguish the origin and destination of journeys, if it is decided not to allow five axle lorries weighing 40 tonnes to operate in the domestic market. [48944]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonGoods carried by road for hire or reward on international journeys to or from the UK, except between the UK and the Republic of Ireland, are covered by the Convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road (CMR) and are required to be accompanied by a CMR consignment note. This requirement does not apply to goods being carried by own-account operators.
583WAs indicated in my answers of 18 May and 15 June, Official Report, columns 219 and 39 respectively, enforcement issues will be taken into account when considering whether or not to allow 40 tonne lorries for domestic as well as international movements in the UK. A decision will be announced in the forthcoming White paper on Integrated Transport.