§ Mr. Rookerasked the Prime Minister if he will ask the Central Policy Review Staff to report on the co-ordination and formulation of Her Majesty's Government's policy on lead content of petrol.
§ The Prime MinisterI am obliged to my hon. Friend for his suggestion, but I do not regard this as necessary. The appropriate co-ordination for policy making already exists.
§ Mr. Rookerasked thes Prime Minister if he will designate one Minister to be responsible for all aspects of lead in petrol to replace the existing arrangement of a shared responsibility between the Departments of the Evironment, Transport, Social Services and Energy.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) on 6th November.