§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish the study financed by his Department and undertaken by Loughborough Consultants Limited on investigations of brake pads sold as service replacements.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNo. The research was carried out as part of the Department's investigation into methods of testing vehicle brake friction materials and the performance of replacement brake pads. The report contains commercially confidential information.