§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to increase crash testing programmes in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [6556]
§ Mr. NorrisThere are no plans at present to increase the Department's crash testing programme for motor vehicles. The current programme includes research to evaluate the feasibility of a new car assessment programme which could provide crash-worthiness data as consumer information. The size of future programmes will be decided in the light of this research.