§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce legislation requiring that (a) all new cars sold in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1985 are equipped to run on lead-free petrol and (b) all petrol stations have lead-free available for sale no later than 1 January 1985.
§ Mr. ChalkerNo. The decisions already announced by this Government will reduce the annual lead emissions from motor vehicles from 1986 onwards to around one third of the average level during the 1970s.