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IT WOULD be imUroper for 1 Commons to consider a Finer Bill that made special provisi for the taxation of lorries tl could not be used legally on 4 roads, suggested Labou transport spokesman, Alb. Booth, on the day after the B1
get.
He asked for an undertaki that before such a Finance I proposal was made, the Hot. would have an opportunity decide on the Construction E Use Regulations that the Tra port Secretary intended to hr forward.
But the prospect of a possi hiccup in the proceedings I not perturb Transport Secret David Howell, whO replied ti he hoped to rnakeian announ ment on these matters shortly The package of controls lorries that he believed v necessary to prevent a bad sit tion getting worse, had to hand in hand with any chanc in maximum weights or heigh At the same time, the Gove ment had announced a subst tial bypass programme, wh had been speeded up.
It was essential to tackle 1 environmental impact of whai many cases were extremely fensive vehicles.
A competetive advanta could accrue to th freight ind try if that was co bined witl sensible package of lorry cr trols as a compreh nsive who