Heavy Lorries

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 December 1973.

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Photo of Mr David Austick Mr David Austick , Ripon 12:00, 5 December 1973

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the timetable in the legislation which has just been mentioned is far too slow? Will he press the local authorities and the new county authorities to initiate surveys immediately, and will he take emergency steps to allow existing local authorities to reroute heavy traffic away from rural towns and villages?