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Car Manufacturing

The hon. Gentleman plays a valuable role on the Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee, which I chair, and it is a privilege to hear him talking that way. However, does he agree that although the symbolism of buying British matters, the symbolism of buying the right environmental technology matters, too? In that context, is it not doubly strange that the Government drive so extensively Toyota Priuses, whose environmental credentials are dubious when compared with British-made, high-technology diesels, for example?