To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the level of the noxious emissions from internal combustion engines in 1995 in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [10383]

Actual emissions for 1995 are not yet available but a forecast for 1995 based on national road traffic forecasts and the emissions performance of both old and new vehicles has been made. On this basis, we predict that total emissions from road vehicles will fall this year and again next year.