§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce legislation to ensure that motor car bodies fulfil certain minimum requirements in terms of strength, as a safety measure.
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§ Mrs. ChalkerCurrent legislation requires all types of passenger car, with certain minor exemptions, to be crash tested as part of the Department's vehicle type approval scheme.
The objective is to ensure that the design of any new vehicle meets minimum performance criteria in terms of distribution and absorbtion of energy by the body structure and its components when subjected to impact.