Written question asked by John Gunnell (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 June 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 July 1999. It was answered by Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Labour) on Monday, 5 July 1999 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, what estimate the Government made, prior to its announcement, of the effect of the increase in diesel fuel duty announced in the Budget statement on employment in the road haulage industry; and what estimate he has made of levels of employment in the industry over the next six months; what is his estimate of the number of jobs lost in the British road haulage industry since the recent increase in the diesel fuel duty.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 334 c376W; 89650;89649
- Session
- 1998-99
- Subjects
- Employment Excise duties Increases Freight Large goods vehicles Fuels Redundancy Taxation
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