§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the number of cancers caused by the emission of carcinogens from petrol and diesel vehicles in the latest year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [132839]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 21 October 2003]: The Department has not estimated the number of cancers caused by the emission of carcinogens from petrol and diesel vehicles. The number is expected to be declining as emissions of carcinogens from petrol and diesel vehicles are declining.