[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
Health Bill
11:00 am
Andrew Murrison (Shadow Minister, Health; Westbury, Conservative)
The Minister touched on the point that I wanted to raise, but, if I may correct her, I have not yet mentioned car sharing and car pooling. She has, however, anticipated what I may mention later, if I catch your eye, Mr. Illsley.
I shall be grateful if the Minister can clarify what she means by hire cars. Her initial comments suggest that, if they are being used for business use, cars should be subject to a ban, but if they are for personal use they should not be. However, cars can be hired for business purposes. I suspect that if one were to go to Avis or another car rental company, they would say that the majority of cars are hired for business purposes. Would the Minister’s ban cover such usage or would car hire across the board be subject to an exemption?