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1105281

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms to ensure legal compliance of car manufacturers with emissions targets.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	237073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2015, the Department has more than quadrupled its resource investment in this area. It is continuing to build both its capacity and capability to test a wide selection of vehicles in order to ensure their continuing compliance with emissions standards.</p><p>In 2016, the Department established the Market Surveillance Unit (MSU), within the Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency (DVSA). The MSU works closely with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) to check that new road vehicles placed on the UK market comply with the relevant legal obligations. The MSU publishes a yearly report of its findings, and its most recent report is at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691601/vehicle-market-surveillance-unit-programme-results-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691601/vehicle-market-surveillance-unit-programme-results-2017.pdf</a></p><p>New regulations were introduced in 2018 which make it an offence for a manufacturer to supply a vehicle to the UK market which contains a prohibited defeat device. The fines can be up to £50,000 per offence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2019 12:43:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1105282

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: South Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the need for UK Government investment in transport infrastructure in South Wales after the UK leaves the European Union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	237074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the Welsh Government on the specification and funding of Network Rail’s operations in England and Wales for each five year railway Control Period. The approach we are using to assess the need for investment into rail infrastructure in South Wales will remain unchanged after the UK leaves the EU. We will continue to consider rail investments in line with the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP). Network Rail’s Control Period 6 Strategic Business Plan, covering the period from April 2019 to 2024, states a total proposed investment of £1.34bn in rail across Wales and Borders.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in road infrastructure is a devolved responsibility and would be a matter for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 03/04/2019 10:25:48 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1055086

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 207177 on Volkswagen: Exhaust Emissions, what investigations his Department conducted to determine that no wrongdoing has taken place within the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	217045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The relevant engines were designed, developed, manufactured and presented for type approval (either by the UK Vehicle Certification Agency or other EU type approval authorities) outside the UK. The Government has not aware of any evidence that representatives of VW UK were aware of the wrongdoing.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence on this matter is likely to flow, if at all, from the investigation now being undertaken in Germany. In these circumstances it would not be appropriate for the UK to carry out a separate parallel investigation, and there would be significant difficulties in obtaining evidence. However, the Government has reserved its position on this matter and continues to monitor the German investigation with interest.</p><p> </p><p>Given that the German investigation remains under way, the Secretary of State has had no further recent discussions with his German counterpart.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 217046 question first answered 12/02/2019 15:57:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1055087

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2019 to Question 207177 on Volkswagen: Exhaust Emissions, what recent discussions he has had with his German counterpart on criminal proceedings against executives of Volkswagen.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	217046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The relevant engines were designed, developed, manufactured and presented for type approval (either by the UK Vehicle Certification Agency or other EU type approval authorities) outside the UK. The Government has not aware of any evidence that representatives of VW UK were aware of the wrongdoing.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence on this matter is likely to flow, if at all, from the investigation now being undertaken in Germany. In these circumstances it would not be appropriate for the UK to carry out a separate parallel investigation, and there would be significant difficulties in obtaining evidence. However, the Government has reserved its position on this matter and continues to monitor the German investigation with interest.</p><p> </p><p>Given that the German investigation remains under way, the Secretary of State has had no further recent discussions with his German counterpart.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 217045 question first answered 12/02/2019 15:57:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1038944

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that legal action is pursued against Volkswagen executives regarding that company's emissions scandal.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	207177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Volkswagen's behaviour in installing defeat devices in its vehicles has been entirely unacceptable. Taking criminal action against Volkswagen is complex given that in legal terms the wrongdoing appears to have taken place outside the UK. It is for the German Government in the first instance to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p>For this reason, it would be inappropriate to carry out a separate parallel UK criminal investigation. The Department reserves the option to do so, however, based on the evidence from any German prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2019 14:33:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

943060

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Tunnel: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2018 to Question 159567 on Severn Tunnel: Closures, whether his Department holds information on the costs of the engineering work during the temporary closure of the Severn Tunnel in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	164974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail hold the detail of these costs. This is part of the over £5bn investment in the Great Western route to deliver faster, more reliable services and new trains with thousands more seats.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/07/2018 15:16:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

933921

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Tunnel: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2018 to Question 155763, on Severn Tunnel: Closures, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of the engineering work during the temporary closure of the Severn Tunnel in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	159567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The costs of engineering work during the temporary closure of the Severn Tunnel are factored into the overall programme costs. We are investing over £5bn in the Great Western route to deliver faster, more reliable services and new trains with thousands more seats.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/07/2018 13:39:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

927976

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Tunnel: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the temporary closure of the Severn Tunnel.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	155762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail have closed the Severn Tunnel in preparation for electrification from London to Cardiff from 16<sup>th</sup> June – 7<sup>th</sup> July.</p><p> </p><p>In preparation for the £5 billion modernisation of the Great Western Mainline, the Department funded the Swindon to Kemble redoubling project to provide a robust diversionary route for passengers and freight to South Wales.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/06/2018 10:32:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

927977

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Severn Tunnel: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether electrical equipment installed during the previous closure of the Severn Tunnel has rusted.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	155763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The overhead conductor system is showing early signs of deterioration because of the wet and corrosive environment in the Severn Tunnel.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail have identified this early on and are addressing this matter prior to energisation of the electrification system.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 29/06/2018 10:36:57 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

864411

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Volkswagen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) meetings and (b) correspondence the Government has had with the German Government on steps against Volkswagen after its manipulation of data emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	132894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>It is for the German Government as the responsible authority in the first place to take legal action. Ministers have regularly raised this issue with their German counterparts. The Government will continue to press the new German administration to seek a successful outcome.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2018 13:13:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith