§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to fund a research project into ways of reducing car pollution along the lines of that being financed by the French Government.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI have been asked to reply.
The Department has allocated £2.3 million to support a three-year collaborative research programme with industry of 11 projects on diesel and petrol vehicle engine emissions. The work is being carried out by a consortium of diesel and petrol engine manufacturers, component and oil and fuel additive suppliers. The programme supplements work already being done by the industrial members of the consortium as part of their own R and D programmes.