§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many research projects sponsored by his Department were undertaken by the Warren Springs laboratory in the last three years. [21288]
§ Mr. NorrisPrior to the relocation of Warren Springs within the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, it performed extramural work for the Transport Research Laboratory on a number of projects relating to exhaust emissions. These are listed.
In-service emissions testing of catalyst equipped vehicles:
- Poject Manager: Tim Barlow
- Work: Emissions test on 56 catalyst equipped cars
- Completed: January 1993
- Cost: about £43,000
Emissions modelling—feasibility study:
- Project Manager: John Hickman
- Work: Consultant services of Simon Eggleston and John Stedman (WSL)
- Completed: Feasibility Study-1993, but see below
Since the absorption of Warren Springs Laboratory within the AEA, the following work has been carried out by it:
Emissions modelling:
- Project Manager: John Hickman
- Work: Consultant services of Simon Eggleston (NETCEN, Culham)
- Completed: Ongoing
Emissions factors:
- Project Manager: Tim Barlow
- Work: Emission test on 10 vehicles over derived cycles using the WSL emissions test facility relocated at AEA Technology, Harwell
- Completed: February 1996
- Cost: about £18,000