§ Ms RuddockTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 13 March,Official Report, column 391, what factors underlie the difference between the figures provided in the answer and those in table 3.2 of "Energy Paper 65" regarding assumptions on gross domestic product growth. [19324]
§ Mr. EggarThe growth rates in table 3.2 of Energy Paper 65 are long-run average growth rates, which take effect early in the next century and continue until the end of the projection period. The growth rate for the period to 2000, given in the answer of 13 March,Official Report, column 391, reflects the period of above-trend growth which is expected to follow the period of below-trend growth in the early 1990s.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assumptions are made concerning the proportion of vehicles fueled by diesel on the road in 2000, under the central forecasts for 2000 in "Energy Paper 65."
§ Mr. EggarIn the "Energy Paper 65" central GDP growth scenarios the percentage of diesel powered vehicles on the road in 2000 is 20 per cent. for cars and 76 per cent. for light goods vehicles.