COMPETITIVE AUTOMOTIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
(5746/07)
Letter from the Chairman to Rt Hon Margaret
Hodge MP, Minister of State for Industry and the Regions, Department
of Trade and Industry
Sub-Committee B considered this document, and
your Explanatory Memorandum, at its meeting on 16 April 2007.
We share your general support for the goals
stated in this document. However we continue to share the Government's
opposition to the inclusion of fiscal incentives in the Directive
on passenger car tax, which we are scrutinising separately. Similarly
we are also writing to the Secretary of State for Transport on
the issue of the proposed reductions on carbon dioxide emissions.
The Commission's Communication notes the high
level of research and development spending in the EU car industry.
What steps will the Government be taking to ensure that this expertise
is consulted on the proposals as they are taken forward? We note
the reduction in NOx and particulate matter emissions of 70-90%
since the adoption of the first Euro emission limit standards:
could you provide us with a precise timescale for the period when
these reductions were achieved? We would also be grateful to you
if you could inform us of the proportion of total car emissions
that NOx and particulate matter are estimated to comprise.
We are content to lift scrutiny.
19 April 2007
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