§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the European Council over developments in environmental aspects of transport policy following the publication of the White Paper on the environment (Cm. 1200) in September.
§ Mr. ParkinsonNone. But following consultation between our Departments, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment will press for the introduction of tight emission controls for cars of all sizes at the European Council of Environment Ministers on 29 October. At a later stage he will press for the adoption by the Council of the tighest practicable emission standards for heavy diesel vehicles, and I understand that the European Commission expects to submit shortly to the Council of Transport Ministers proposals on transport and the environment generally.