HC Deb 22 June 1959 vol 607 cc92-3W
81. Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Minister of Health what reply he has made to the resolution on the ill-effects arising from emission of noxious fumes from vehicles using diesel fuel which has been forwarded to him by the United Commercial Travellers Association.

Mr. R. Thompson

As the questions raised by this letter appeared primarily to concern my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation it was forwarded to his Department That Department replied on 18th June to the effect that the concentration of noxious exhaust gases in the atmosphere was unlikely to affect health in any detrimental way. This is in line with my right hon. and learned Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wembley, South (Mr. Russell) on 5th March.