§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what evaluation he has made of the magnitude of increased emissions of air pollutants that would arise as a result of increased traffic and electricity consumption created by full deregulation of Sunday shopping.
§ Mr. YeoNo specific evaluations have been carried out. However, my Department's monitoring programme indicates that concentrations of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide are currently on average lower on Sundays than on weekdays by 16 to 26 per cent. in London.