Earl of Mar and Kellie
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Severe Winter Weather
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Monday 20th December 2010
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(13 years, 5 months ago)
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, the whole population complains about the art of weather forecasting.
The Earl of Mar and Kellie
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.