§ Mr. Russell Kerrasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether his Department is prepared to give concrete support to some of the transport proposales in the Lucas Aerospace workers' corporate plan, such as the guided transport systems and braking systems and the hybrid power-pack;
(2) whether he is prepared to support various transport proposals which are in the Lucas Aerospace workers' corporate plan, which include a guided transport system and regenerative braking system;
§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is prepared to give concrete support to the Lucas Aerospace workers' proposals for the development of a hybrid power-back based on a small diesel engine, the performance of which results in the reduction of toxic emissions by 80 per cent.;
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether his Department is prepared to enter into a development programme with workers at Lucas Aerospace on an urban and rural guided transport system, the details of which are in the corporate plan produced by those workers;
144W(2) if he will give consideration to the transport proposals in he Lucas Aerospace workers' corporate plant, in particular, the hybrid power-pack, the guided transport systems, and the dynamometer based braking system.
§ Mr. William RodgersMy Department has now received a summary of proposals in the corporate plan. I have asked my officials to consider urgently those proposals which relate to the transport system.