asked the Minister of Transport how many authorise drivers are using disabled car badges; and if he will take steps to ensure that adequate enforcement measures are available to local authorities to prevent misuse.

At the last census in June 1976 there were about 220,000 orange badge holders in England, Scotland and Wales. This figure includes disabled drivers and passengers, as both are entitled to badges.On the question of misuse of badges, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Mr. Skeet) on 24 October.—[Vol. 972, c. 203–4.]