§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the emission levels of cars manufactured in Japan to run on low sulphur fuels imported into the United Kingdom for sale as second-hand cars relative to cars manufactured in the EU; and if he will make a statement. [30721]
§ Ms Glenda Jackson[holding answer 23 February 1998]: None. The proportion of such second-hand cars compared with cars manufactured directly for the EU market is very small. Any disparity between emissions levels will decline markedly from the year 2000, when new EU fuel standards are due to be introduced.