§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Transport what study he has made of the recent study and evaluation of lead traps; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HoramA desk study of the possibilities of lead traps has recently been made, and a paper which sums it up presented to the EEC Commission, which under a recent directive, is charged with developing longer-term proposals for dealing with lead in petrol. The paper concludes that the use of lead traps is technically feasible and ought to be in-674W vestigated further, but that the cost advantages have not yet been conclusively demonstrated and can in any event be realised only if this particular method of curbing pollution from lead in petrol is generally adopted within the Community.