HC Deb 20 March 1996 vol 274 c206W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To 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. Norris

Prior 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