asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in theOfficial Reportthe list of garages which are blacklisted from Ministry of Transport testing.

Garages authorised to test vehicles are indicated by a well-known symbol, and this Department will always confirm, if asked, whether a particular garage is currently so authorised. I do not think that protection of the public interest in this respect necessitates publicising a general list of garages from which authorisations have been withdrawn. Such action could gratuitously damage the general standing of firms and individuals concerned, even though withdrawal of authorisation does not necessarily imply that a garage is unfit to carry out repair or other work.