§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what recent discussions he has had with car manufacturers on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles. [51612]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Government fully support the voluntary agreements between the European Commission and European, Japanese and Korean car manufacturers to reduce the average carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars by 25 per cent. on 1995 levels by 2008–09. The UK played a leading role in the development of these agreements and continues to discuss progress regularly with manufacturers.