Orders for consideration read.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will make a statement on road maintenance costs in view of the severe winter.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether copies of the Green Paper on concessionary fares have been circulated to organisations representing retirement pensioners; and what response...

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to increase lorry weights.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many individuals have made representations to his Department in favour of the proposal to phase out vehicle excise duty.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the cost of the Swansea Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre in each year since its establishment, and what it was originally estimated to cost.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is satisfied with the existing programme for the electrification of the United Kingdom's principal railway lines.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he is now in a position to announce a decision on the bridge over the M20 motorway at Saltwood, the details of which were sent to him in February.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to meet the chairman of the Port of London Authority.

1983.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to extend public ownership in the road haulage industry.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he expects to meet the chairman of the British Railways Board.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what consultations he is having with the road transport industry over his decision to implement the tachograph regulations.

I have arranged for this matter to be added to those which will be considered by the working party established by the Department to review the scope of the noise insulation regulations.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to reform the licensing system operated by the Traffic Commissioners.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with his counterpart Ministers in the EEC on traffic problems which arise out of commercial vehicle cross-Channel transport.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on electrification proposals for the Leeds-Bradford area railway network.

The only discussions of which I am aware are those we have had with the South Yorkshire county council about traffic signals which would be required should the council decide to proceed with its...

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the Association of County Councils regarding the installation of experimental road humps.

Mr. Viggers accordingly presented a Bill to make further provision for Service pensions and in particular to provide pensions for widows of non-commissioned Service men who retired before 1...

Ordered,