§ 18. Mr. David StewartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his Department' s plans to encourage the use of LPG fuel. [135966]
§ Mr. TimmsWe support the use of liquid petroleum gas because of its environmental benefits over petrol and diesel. We do so in two ways—first, a substantially lower336W rate of duty on LPG, the rate being frozen again for next year; and, second, support for the Powershift programme, helping people to convert their vehicles to LPG.