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673740

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support the further take-up of ultra low-emission vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	908219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) benefit from lower first-year VED rates and lower Company Car Tax rates.</p><p> </p><p>Companies are able to access 100% first-year capital allowances when they install electric chargepoints, and employees will continue to have access to salary sacrifice schemes in order to purchase ULEVs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing approximately £975 million between 2015 and 2020 to support uptake and ULEV manufacturing in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/01/2017 14:39:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

447798

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the different criteria for emissions applying to cars than to motorcycles when road tax values are applied.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system for cars is based on carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions of the vehicle but CO<sub>2</sub> emissions data has only been mandatory for motorcycles since 1 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/02/2016 15:22:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

755602

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs before the announcement of a ban on petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	7177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>My Department works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in developing the Government’s response to the shared challenges of improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Government announced an intention to end the sale of all new conventional cars and vans by 2040 as part of the ‘UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations’ (July 2017). My Department engaged closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Transport and other relevant departments to draft and agree this Plan, including at Ministerial level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/09/2017 10:08:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

61203

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	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, with reference to the Answer of 8 May 2014, Official Report, column 276W, on motor vehicles: exhaust emissions, if he will place the data from his Department's 2006 study of liquefied petroleum and petrol vehicles in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The report produced for the Department at the end of the study (Ref: M. Clark, P. Sayer, <em>Euro 3 LPG Retrofit Emissions Factor Testing</em>, Tickford Powertrain Test Ltd., ER07/015, June 2007) contains the data captured by the testing. Copies of the report will be placed in the in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/06/2014 12:44:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

155570

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	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 steps his Department is taking to implement carbon and air pollutant emission standards to promote the use of cleaner vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes a leading role in EU negotiations on new car and van CO2 regulations which are the major driver of greenhouse gas emissions reductions in cars and vans. The UK fleet is currently ahead of these targets in terms CO2 reduction and emits 22% less CO2 than in 2007. Pollutant emissions (for example particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen (NOx)) are regulated by European (‘Euro’) Emission Standards standards.　 These have become increasingly stringent and delivered large reductions for most pollutants.　 Government’s focus is now achieving real world reductions of NOx for diesel vehicles as new standards are introduced (Euro 6 for cars and vans, Euro VI for buses and lorries). The Government is committed to making the UK a global leader in the design, manufacture and uptake of ultra low emission vehicles which address both carbon and air quality issues. Uptake of these vehicles has increased fourfold year on year and they are approach 1% of new car sales.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/11/2014 14:20:11 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

174054

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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, how many ultra low emission vehicles of what models have been registered under the Plug-in Car Grant.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	220960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>17601 plug-in car grant payments have been made between the start of the scheme and 31 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>These were for the following models:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Manufacturer</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Model </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of claims paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nissan</p></td><td><p>Leaf</p></td><td><p>6398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi</p></td><td><p>Outlander</p></td><td><p>4354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Toyota</p></td><td><p>Plug-in Prius</p></td><td><p>1206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vauxhall</p></td><td><p>Ampera</p></td><td><p>1139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renault</p></td><td><p>Zoe</p></td><td><p>873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW</p></td><td><p>i3 REV</p></td><td><p>624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW</p></td><td><p>i3 BEV</p></td><td><p>535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tesla</p></td><td><p>Model S</p></td><td><p>515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peugeot</p></td><td><p>iOn</p></td><td><p>343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mercedes</p></td><td><p>Smart Fortwo</p></td><td><p>268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitsubishi</p></td><td><p>i-Miev</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BMW</p></td><td><p>i8</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Citroen</p></td><td><p>C-Zero</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Porsche</p></td><td><p>Panamera</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volvo</p></td><td><p>v60</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chevrolet</p></td><td><p>Volt</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW</p></td><td><p>e-Up</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renault</p></td><td><p>Fluence</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VW</p></td><td><p>e-Golf</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Audi</p></td><td><p>E-tron</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MIA</p></td><td><p>Mia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total number of PICG claims to end December 2014 is 22125. The difference between this figure, and the total payments figure above, represents claims currently being processed in the system.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport also publishes registration data per model. The latest annual data is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/veh01-vehicles-registered-for-the-first-time" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/veh01-vehicles-registered-for-the-first-time</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/01/2015 11:39:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

420295

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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, if he will include aero-engines in the scope of his inquiry into whether car manufacturers in the UK have been using emission cheat devices.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	11163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The certification of aero-engines is primarily the responsibility of the certification authority for the state of manufacture. In Europe this is the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) who also have oversight of engines certified in other regions that expect to be registered in the UK or any other European country. We are in discussion with EASA as to how we might be reassured that the results for aviation certifications are robust. The certification requirement for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), Carbon Monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbon is based on operating the engine on a test bed at different thrust settings to simulate the landing and take-off phases of flight below 3000 feet. The visible smoke test identifies the worst case condition for smoke. A new standard for CO2 emissions from aircraft is being developed and is expected to assess the cruise emissions as this phase dominates total fuel burn. EASA certification engineers would verify the fuel burn on tightly controlled test flights. The Secretary of State informed the Transport Select Committee on 12th October that the current focus of the Government’s investigation into the use of defeat devices is focussed on cars and light commercial vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 11164 11165 question first answered 15/10/2015 13:47:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

436910

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	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 progress his Department has made on the motor vehicle emissions retesting programme.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	902647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Secretary of State for Transport’s written statement of 10 Nov 2015 advised that the programme was underway and that he would keep the House informed of progress.</p><br /><p>The Vehicle Certification Agency has tested 7 independently sourced vehicles at a commercial laboratory. Two more laboratories will increase the volume of tests in the New Year. We intend to test approximately 40 vehicles and a report will be published next spring.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Mr Patrick McLoughlin question first answered 10/12/2015 16:32:15 answering member 333 label Biography information for Lord McLoughlin
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

536719

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2016
	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 comparative assessment he has made of the effect on the environment of vehicles using (a) diesel and (b) liquefied petroleum gas.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	42937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport assesses a number of different fuels in terms of a range of environmental impacts including air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. A number of initiatives are underway to encourage cleaner, lower carbon fuels.</p><p> </p><p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation was amended to increase rewards for suppliers of biopropane from April 2015, following a consultation which considered the potential benefits of alternative fuels, including biopropane, in delivering greenhouse gas savings. Biopropane is the term commonly used to describe liquid petroleum gas (LPG) derived from production processes that use biomass as the feedstock.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport and Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership also established a Transport Energy Task Force which considered the potential of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in meeting our greenhouse gas reduction targets, alongside other alternative fuels, last year.</p><p> </p><p>While no formal assessment of the air quality impact of LPG has been made, DfT and Defra officials met with representatives of the LPG industry during the consultation on the UK Air Quality Plans in 2015. Industry data shows that retrofitting older diesel cars and vans to run on LPG can reduce emissions of NOx (oxides of nitrogen) and particulate matter whilst producing CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions between those of equivalent diesel and petrol engines.</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham City Council were awarded £500,000 to enable the conversion of older black cabs from diesel to LPG as part of the 2014 Clean Vehicle Technology Fund (CVTF) grant scheme. As part of this funding, emissions will be measured before and after conversion.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Department’s Heavy Goods Vehicle emissions testing programme, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership is testing a dual fuel (diesel / LPG) retrofit conversion to a Euro VI truck, as well as gas and diesel comparators. Vehicle tests are currently underway and we expect to publish the results later this year. On 30th June, the Department launched an HGV accreditation scheme for retrofit technology to enable equipment manufacturers or vehicle operators to conduct robust, repeatable and reliable tests to validate the impact on fuel consumption and emissions under a range of operating conditions.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 21/07/2016 09:08:51 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

584172

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	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, if he will assess the potential merits of introducing more incentives to encourage motorists to use cleaner fuels and public transport.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport assesses a number of different fuels in terms of a range of environmental impacts including air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. A number of initiatives are underway to encourage cleaner, lower carbon fuels.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is investing over £600 million in this Parliament in addition, to a more favorable tax regime towards less polluting vehicles to ensure that almost all cars and vans are zero emission vehicles by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) has supported a market for low carbon fuels and delivered significant greenhouse gas emissions savings. In 2014/15 these savings were equivalent to taking 1.3 million cars off the road. We have been working with industry and others on proposals to increase the supply of low carbon fuels in line with our UK carbon budget targets. We plan to consult on proposed changes to the RTFO scheme later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to promote public transport choices, supporting the market for innovative forms of transport and encourage a move to cleaner and lower carbon vehicles.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/10/2016 12:58:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day