To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many and what proportion of cars sold in the UK had carbon dioxide emissions levels of 100 grammes per kilometre or less in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2009 to date. (303525)

Data on carbon dioxide emissions per km (gCO₂/km) from new cars sold in the UK are only available up to the year 2008. These data are published on the Department for Transport's website at:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pqr/statistics/datatablespublications/vehicles/licensing

A total of 3,592 cars with CO₂ emissions under 100gCO₂/km were sold from 2004-08. By year this breaks down as follows: