HC Deb 20 October 1971 vol 823 c122W
52. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the Government's proposals and intentions for dealing with smoke and noise from vehicles.

Mr. Eldon Griffiths

My right hon. Friend announced on 7th October his decision on new regulations to control smoke and noise emissions from vehicles. From October next year new dieselengined vehicles will have to conform to the British Standard on diesel engines which contains a strict limit on smoke. From April, 1973, new cars, and April, 1974, new vans, buses and lorries, will have to comply with noise limits substantially lower than those now in force.