§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the results of the consultation on car labelling undertaken by the Department for Transport. [HL1418]
§ The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)On 21 March 2002 the Department for Transport published a consultation on the possibility of introducing a comparative environmental label for cars. In all, 36 organisations and four private individuals responded to the consultation. Almost all agreed to the Government's proposal to pilot a comparative car label. The majority of the respondents favoured an A-G energy label format similar to that used on domestic fridges and freezers. A full summary of responses has been published on the DfT website at www.roads.dft.gov.uk/consult/carlabel/responses/ index.htm. In the light of the responses, the department is now finalising the arrangements for a pilot scheme which will be launched later this year.