§ Mr. BrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the implications of the price differential that now exists between leaded and unleaded petrol for the date on which he envisages that the European directive on vehicle emissions for medium and large car categories will be implemented.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe increased duty differential between unleaded and leaded petrol announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget statement has no implications for the Government's plans to implement the new EC directive 87/76/EEC, which remain as I stated in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Fulham (Mr. Carrington) on 7 December, at columns 20–21.
§ Mr. BrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made on an agreement to control the exhaust emissions from small cars; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanI reported the current state of discussions on stage II emission limits for small cars under the new EC directive 87/76/EEC in reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. Patnick) on 24 March, at columns 186–87. It is for the German presidency to consider how further progress towards an agreement might be made.