§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what plans the Government have to improve the clarity for consumers of the new car fuel efficiency and emissions labels. [27827]
§ Mr. SpellarNew requirements for labelling of passenger cars were recently introduced into UK law, in the form of regulations implementing EU directive 99/94/EC. This had the effect of adding information on CO, emissions to the information on fuel efficiency which was already displayed on labels in the UK. A new standardised format for labels was also introduced.
566Wwill publish the performance indicators for (a) the Metropolitan Line and (b) other London Underground lines for (i) each of the last 12 months and (ii) the last seven years. [27712]
§ Mr. SpellarDetailed in-year operational information of this nature is a matter for London Underground.
London Underground has provided the information in the following table giving a line by line breakdown of the percentage of scheduled train kilometres operated in each full financial year since 1995–96. During the same period, the total number of train kilometres operated has increased by 11.5 per cent. from 57.2 million kms in 1995–96 to 63.8 million kms in 2000–01.
§ Mr. SpellarThis is an operational matter for London Underground who have provided the information in the table, showing, for each line on the underground, the number of delays of over two minutes attributed to problems with rolling stock.
The directive requires member states to monitor and report on the effectiveness of these measures and the Government will be an active participant in the subsequent review by the European Commission. In order to better inform the UK position, the Department will shortly be conducting a consultation exercise on options for banded or comparative labelling.