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1641213

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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, whether he plan to impose financial penalties on vehicle manufacturers who used defeat devices.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	187252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Under powers introduced under this government, the Secretary of State has civil powers to fine up to £50,000 in respect of defeat device usage per offence. If the offence is prosecuted as a criminal offence, in particularly serious cases in England that can increase to an unlimited fine.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 12/06/2023 10:55:37 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1610542

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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, whether his Department has taken recent steps to prevent vehicle manufacturers from selling vehicles that contain emissions defeat devices.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	180675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing air pollution from all forms of transport, which has significantly reduced since 2010. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) Market Surveillance Unit conducts an annual emissions-testing programme to test vehicle emissions in the real world. Where testing identifies non-compliant emissions the DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the Government strengthened restrictions against the use of illegal emissions technology by passing legislation making it an offence for manufacturers to place motor vehicles on the market which contain prohibited defeat systems. The Government will also bring forward legislation to enable it to require vehicles to be recalled on environmental grounds, as well as exploring other means of strengthening enforcement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 18/04/2023 14:15:18 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1607718

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) vehicles containing emissions defeat devices and (b) vehicle models containing emissions defeat devices in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	174370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The DVSA Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) conducts an annual emissions-testing programme to test vehicle emissions in the real world. Where MSU testing identifies non-compliant emissions, including suspicions of a prohibited defeat device, DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans.</p><p> </p><p>The results of the MSU annual emissions-testing programme are made publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, there have been 134 manufacturer recalls or non-code actions involving a total of 1.85 million vehicles to amend or upgrade emissions systems. Not all action will have been to address non-compliance. A breakdown of the models by year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total vehicles within scope</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,197,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>8,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>74,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>186,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>114,142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>263,027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>4,386</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 174371 question first answered 30/03/2023 08:22:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1607719

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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 obligations under Regulation (EU) 2018/858, how many vehicles have (a) been recalled for reasons related to emission levels and (b) had emissions-related fixes applied to them, in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	174371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The DVSA Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) conducts an annual emissions-testing programme to test vehicle emissions in the real world. Where MSU testing identifies non-compliant emissions, including suspicions of a prohibited defeat device, DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans.</p><p> </p><p>The results of the MSU annual emissions-testing programme are made publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, there have been 134 manufacturer recalls or non-code actions involving a total of 1.85 million vehicles to amend or upgrade emissions systems. Not all action will have been to address non-compliance. A breakdown of the models by year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total vehicles within scope</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,197,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>8,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>7,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>74,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>186,201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>114,142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>263,027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>4,386</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 174370 question first answered 30/03/2023 08:22:06 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1607153

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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 has taken to help ensure that emission fixes installed in vehicles are effective.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	172965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2016, the DVSA Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) was established to test vehicle emissions in the real world as well as in labs and investigate suspicious practice, significantly increasing oversight of vehicle emissions. The results of the MSU annual emissions-testing programme are made publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit</a>. Where MSU testing identifies non-compliant emissions, including suspicions of a prohibited defeat device, DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans. Where action has been carried out this is explained within the published reports. The plan is monitored through regular updates from the manufacturer. <br></p><p>To restrict the use of illegal emission technologies, the Government was at the forefront of the introduction at a European level of Real Driving Emissions (RDE) requirements for new cars and vans, which came into force in September 2017. This is an emissions test conducted on public roads using portable emissions measurement equipment, which due to its random nature makes it virtually impossible to ‘cheat’. Vehicles are checked to ensure they comply with RDE requirements through in-service testing by type approval authorities, market surveillance authorities and other third-party organisations, including NGOs.</p><p> </p><p>For vehicles type-approved by the Vehicle Certification Agency, the effectiveness of any ‘fixes’ installed is assessed before application.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 the Government strengthened restrictions against the use of illegal emissions technology by passing legislation making it an offence for manufacturers to place motor vehicles on the market which contain prohibited defeat systems. The Government will also bring forward legislation to enable us to require vehicles to be recalled on environmental grounds, as well as exploring other means of strengthening enforcement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 172966 172967 question first answered 30/03/2023 08:32:45 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1607155

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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 information his Department holds on vehicles in the UK that have been identified as containing prohibited defeat devices since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	172966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2016, the DVSA Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) was established to test vehicle emissions in the real world as well as in labs and investigate suspicious practice, significantly increasing oversight of vehicle emissions. The results of the MSU annual emissions-testing programme are made publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit</a>. Where MSU testing identifies non-compliant emissions, including suspicions of a prohibited defeat device, DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans. Where action has been carried out this is explained within the published reports. The plan is monitored through regular updates from the manufacturer. <br></p><p>To restrict the use of illegal emission technologies, the Government was at the forefront of the introduction at a European level of Real Driving Emissions (RDE) requirements for new cars and vans, which came into force in September 2017. This is an emissions test conducted on public roads using portable emissions measurement equipment, which due to its random nature makes it virtually impossible to ‘cheat’. Vehicles are checked to ensure they comply with RDE requirements through in-service testing by type approval authorities, market surveillance authorities and other third-party organisations, including NGOs.</p><p> </p><p>For vehicles type-approved by the Vehicle Certification Agency, the effectiveness of any ‘fixes’ installed is assessed before application.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 the Government strengthened restrictions against the use of illegal emissions technology by passing legislation making it an offence for manufacturers to place motor vehicles on the market which contain prohibited defeat systems. The Government will also bring forward legislation to enable us to require vehicles to be recalled on environmental grounds, as well as exploring other means of strengthening enforcement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 172965 172967 question first answered 30/03/2023 08:32:45 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1607156

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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 has taken to restrict the use of illegal emissions technology since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	172967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>In 2016, the DVSA Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) was established to test vehicle emissions in the real world as well as in labs and investigate suspicious practice, significantly increasing oversight of vehicle emissions. The results of the MSU annual emissions-testing programme are made publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dvsa-vehicle-market-surveillance-unit</a>. Where MSU testing identifies non-compliant emissions, including suspicions of a prohibited defeat device, DVSA works with the manufacturer to implement improvement plans. Where action has been carried out this is explained within the published reports. The plan is monitored through regular updates from the manufacturer. <br></p><p>To restrict the use of illegal emission technologies, the Government was at the forefront of the introduction at a European level of Real Driving Emissions (RDE) requirements for new cars and vans, which came into force in September 2017. This is an emissions test conducted on public roads using portable emissions measurement equipment, which due to its random nature makes it virtually impossible to ‘cheat’. Vehicles are checked to ensure they comply with RDE requirements through in-service testing by type approval authorities, market surveillance authorities and other third-party organisations, including NGOs.</p><p> </p><p>For vehicles type-approved by the Vehicle Certification Agency, the effectiveness of any ‘fixes’ installed is assessed before application.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018 the Government strengthened restrictions against the use of illegal emissions technology by passing legislation making it an offence for manufacturers to place motor vehicles on the market which contain prohibited defeat systems. The Government will also bring forward legislation to enable us to require vehicles to be recalled on environmental grounds, as well as exploring other means of strengthening enforcement.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 172965 172966 question first answered 30/03/2023 08:32:45 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1586512

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the fixed penalty notice fine for idling car engines.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	147285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>All fixed penalty notices are periodically considered to ensure they remain appropriate. With idling car engines, Local Authorities are encouraged to adopt an educational approach to change driver behaviour, alongside considering enforcement via use of FPNs.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 27/02/2023 09:58:33 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones