§ Mr. Francis Noel-Bakerasked the Minister of Transport what further steps she will take to reduce air pollution by petrol and diesel motor vehicles; and what reports she has received on this subject from her officials in the South-West, including Swindon.
§ Mr. SwinglerThe motor industry is already investigating means of reducing fumes from petrol-engined vehicles and studies are being carried out to see whether further regulatory control is necessary in this country.
The main new measures planned for reducing smoke from diesel-engined vehicles are the introduction of a British Standard for diesel engines, the plating of goods vehicles which is aimed partly at preventing vehicles from being either underpowered or overloaded—both common causes of the emission of excessive smoke, and the checking for smoke as part of the annual testing scheme for goods vehicles.
The Answer to the second part of the Question is "None".