§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the United Kingdom and European Community legislative instruments which regulate the introduction of lead-free petrol.
§ Mrs. ChalkerEuropean Directive 78/611/EEC requires member states to set a maximum lead content of petrol from 1 January 1981 of not more than 0.4 grams per litre and not less than 0.15 grams per litre.
Statutory Instruments 1981 No. 1523 requires the maximum lead content to be 0.4 grams per litre before 31 December 1985 and 0.15 grams per litre thereafter. That regulation also provides for the protection of car engines by requiring conformity with British Standard 4040: 1978 which lays down standards for octane ratings and prescribes a minimum lead content.