§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action is being taken by his Department to measure the extent of atomospheric pollution attributable to emissions from motor vehicles in the Greenwich area; and what information is available on this matter.
§ Mr. MacleanMy Department commissioned a study of nitrogen dioxide levels throughout the United Kingdom using diffusion tubes during 1991. As part of this survey, levels of this pollutant of which the major source is motor traffic were measured in the Greenwich area. The report of this study was published last month by Warren Spring laboratory and is available in the Library of the House.
Black smoke concentrations have been rising over the last few years in the Greenwich area. This increase is thought to be due to increasing particulate emissions from diesel vehicles in the locality.