Severe Winter Weather

Earl of Mar and Kellie Excerpts
Monday 20th December 2010

(13 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, the whole population complains about the art of weather forecasting.

Earl of Mar and Kellie Portrait The Earl of Mar and Kellie
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Does my noble friend agree that winter tyres are a sensible thing to have on vehicles? I shall be disappointed if he does not. Has my noble friend’s department considered legislating for the use of winter tyres, as they do in Scandinavia? Is he satisfied by the supply of winter tyres? I have heard anecdotally in central Scotland that there is a now a two-month waiting list.