MPs' motion on weights
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• Twenty-six Labour MPs on Tilesday tabled a Commons motion expressing grave concern at the threat that the axle weight limit on lorries may be increased beyond the present 10-ton limit and the overall weight limit beyond the present 32 tons if Britain joins the Common Market.
It calls on the Government to make it absolutely clear to the other EC countries that in no circumstances could Britain contemplate allowing into the country "juggernaut" lorries which would drastically affect already overcrowded roads and endanger buildings and structures in built-up areas.
Sponsors of the motion include Stanley Orme (Salford West), Norman Atkinson (Tottenham), and Ian Mikardo (Poplar).
Our political correspondent comments: Motions of this type are not normally debated. They are a device for drawing attention to matters for which Parliamentary time for discussion cannot be found. Every time a MP adds his signature to the motion it is reprinted on the Commons order paper. By this means a topic can be drawn to the attention of Members at frequent intervals over a long period.