Denis Landy (Labour)

I welcome the Minister. Without repeating what other Members have said, I would like to make several points on the Bill. I have met people from both sides of the car ownership divide - those who have CO2 efficient cars and those who cannot afford to have them - and both sides have their own particular viewpoint on this issue. I recently met a lady who purchased a car last year specifically because of the low emissions and the low tax, and she had an issue because the tax had been increased in the budget. The flip side of that coin is that I have met numerous people who said they would love to have the money to buy a CO2 friendly car, which generally means a new car as there are very few of them in the second-hand market.