§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Transport how his Department obtained samples of remould tyres produced by Arvoland Ltd. referred to in his Department's Press Notice No. 51 dated 30 January 1987; and if he will make a statement on the current situation regarding the recall of remould tyres.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Department obtained Arvoland tyres independently from three retail outlets and tested these at the Rubber and Plastics Research Association in August 1986. Further tyres were subsequently supplied directly to RAPRA by Arvoland, as part of a programme agreed with the Department to demonstrate improved product quality, between October and December when the firm went into receivership.
Arvoland and their receivers have co-operated with the Department in recalling or destroying remould tyres following the launch of a recall campaign in November 1986. It is believed that few, if any, tyres remain on sale.