§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many vehicles have been converted to use liquid petroleum gas in each of the last two years. [74974]
§ Mr. WilsonThe numbers of new and converted vehicles on the road using liquid petroleum gas has doubled since 1999 as confirmed by the table below:
§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to increase the number of businesses in Scotland able to carry out conversions to allow vehicles to run on liquid petroleum gas. [74969]
§ Mr. WilsonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend, the Member for Fife, Central (Mr. MacDougall) on 7 May 2002,Official Report, columns 6–7W, in which I explained the incentives and the encouragement this department is offering to retailers on the sale of LPG.