HC Deb 14 July 1994 vol 246 c767W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the measures currently in use for monitoring ground level carbon monoxide emissions and other motor vehicle pollutants.

Mr. Atkins

The Government fund a network of air quality monitoring stations which measure levels of motor vehicle pollutants. This includes 48 continuous automatic sites, two of which are operated in collaboration with local authorities, of which:

  • 30 monitor ozone,
  • 25 monitor nitrogen dioxide,
  • 19 monitor carbon monoxide,
  • 12 monitor fine particles (PM10) and 8 monitor hydrocarbons including benzene, 1,3 butadiene and ozone precursors.

Nitrogen dioxide is also monitored at over 1,200 sites in the United Kingdom in collaboration with local authorities using non-automatic techniques.

Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to achieve a 20 per cent. reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 2005.

Mr. Atkins

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith), on 14 June 1994,Official Report, column 339.

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