Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 July 1998. It was answered by Gavin Strang (Labour) on Friday, 17 July 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many £500 grants have been made for the conversion of vehicles to cleaner fuels. - Inc ref to 308 c1097-112, 17 March 1998.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many £500 grants have been made for the conversion of vehicles to cleaner fuels. [50332] Dr. Strang: As announced in the Budget, on 17 March 1998, Official Report, columns 1097-112, the Government intend to introduce from 1 January 1999, concessionary rates of vehicle excise duty (VED)--worth up to £500--for lorries and buses meeting stringent emissions standards. Thus no vehicles have yet benefited from this concession.

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