§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Transport if he will now introduce legislation requiring motor manufacturers to incorporate an exhaust emission control in all new petrol-driven vehicles.
§ Mr. PeytonI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Newark (Mr. Bishop) on 21st July.—[Vol. 804, c. 110.]
§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Transport what further steps he proposes to take to ensure better control over the emission of fumes from diesel-driven vehicles.
§ Mr. Michael HeseltineA regulation is being prepared to make conformity with British Standard AU141: 1967 a statutory requirement for all new diesel-driven vehicles.
Discussions are also in progress on the possibility of tightening the standard.