Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 February 1993. It was answered by Kenneth Carlisle (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 February 1993 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

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Dept of Transport

Question

What plans he has to bring forward proposals for additional powers to his Department's vehicle inspectorate to enable them (a) to make a visual assessment of smoking vehicles in use on roads and (b) to impose a legal requirement on vehicle owners of a detected smoking vehicle to have the vehicle checked at an MOT testing station following detection.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

218 c577-8W;218 c575W

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Exhaust emissions Motor vehicles Pollution control Testing Vehicle Inspectorate