10 1 To ask Her Majesty’s Government why their representatives at the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles voted on 28 October to weaken and delay the introduction of real driving emissions tests for air pollution emissions by diesel light duty vehicles. 27 2 HL4806 2015-12-22 Baroness Randerson Transport House of Lords Transport Biography information for Baroness Randerson false Department for Transport 2016-01-07T12:41:46.087Z Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon false 2016-01-07 Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon <p>Government officials voted to secure the best possible outcome on the 28<sup>th</sup> October. This meant ensuring that real driving emissions tests will be introduced as early as possible and so make a significant contribution towards lowering emissions of nitrogen oxides from light duty diesel vehicles.</p> Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions Transport 2017-01-05T14:29:34.747Z Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon false 2017-01-05 <p>Existing legislation makes the owner or user of the vehicle responsible for its condition. Removal of a diesel particulate filter will almost invariably result in a contravention of the regulations, making the vehicle illegal to use on the road. The potential penalties are £1,000 for a car and £2,500 for a van. Action can be taken against garages who are promoting services in a way that makes it likely car owners will break the law by making such changes to their vehicle.</p> HL4274 27 Department for Transport 2016-12-20 Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb false Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions Transport 2 To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will pursue against garages, drivers or others whose actions have contributed to the illegal driving of vehicles without an originally fitted catalytic converter and diesel particulate filter. Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Transport HL4273 27 Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions 2 Department for Transport Transport false 2017-01-05T14:21:41.95Z Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon false 2017-01-05 <p>Garages conducting such modifications to particulate filters are generally not MOT garages – and so the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) would not consider such a database to be of value. Where the garage making modifications is an authorised MOT garage, DVSA will take appropriate action against them.</p> Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 2016-12-20 To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered requiring all authorised MoT test centres to enter information on a database whenever they remove the internal core of a particulate filter, so that other test centres can be required to check with the vehicle’s owner that the filter is working again when it is presented for MoT. 27 Transport HL4272 2 2017-01-05T14:27:20.71Z Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon false 2017-01-05 <p>The Department for Transport has commissioned research by Ricardo Ltd into how new technology can improve detection of diesel particulate filter removal or the effectiveness of such a filter. It is not possible to give a timescale at this early stage to determine how these findings may be used.</p> false Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions 2016-12-20 To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their timescale for developing methods which can detect the removal or effectiveness of a particulate filter during an MoT check-up; whether they have commissioned research into this; and if so, from whom. Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Department for Transport Transport Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cars have failed an MoT test since 1 January 2016 as a result of problems with originally fitted catalytic converters or diesel particulate filters, in (1) the UK, and (2) the London area. Transport 2 2016-12-20 27 Department for Transport Transport HL4271 false 2017-01-05T14:30:17.653Z Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon false 2017-01-05 <p>Since 1 January 2016 a total of 4,925 cars and light vans have failed an MOT test in GB for defects with the catalytic converter and a further 468 have failed the MOT test for problems with the diesel particulate filter. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency cannot readily separate figures for the London area, and does not have figures from Northern Ireland, as this is a devolved issue.</p> Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Transport 2 27 Transport Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions false Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will provide information to MoT testers enabling them to confirm that originally fitted catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters are present and operating effectively. 2016-12-20 2017-01-05T14:28:46.16Z Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon false 2017-01-05 <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is currently revising the MOT Inspection Manual for cars and light goods vehicles to enable compliance with EU Directive 2014/45/EU. This includes amended advice to detect where catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters have been removed from vehicles where they were fitted as standard. It will be issued by summer 2017.</p> Department for Transport HL4270 Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch 2015-10-20 2 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch 27 Transport HL2784 Transport Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions 2015-10-30T09:25:01.553Z Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon false 2015-10-30 <p><strong></strong></p><p>There has been no assessment made at national level.</p><br /><p>The government has been at the forefront of action at a European level to introduce real driving emissions (RDE) testing, to ensure tests of all new passenger cars and vans accurately represent performance out on the road and ensure public confidence. We will continue to press for the introduction of RDE at the earliest opportunity.</p><br /> To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for establishing a national testing regime routinely to measure vehicle emissions under real operating conditions. false Department for Transport HL2783 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations, if any, they have made to British Members of the European Parliament about voting against European Union legislation requiring countries to carry out spot checks on the emissions of vehicles under real operating conditions. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 13 false Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions 2015-10-20 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2015-11-02T14:54:42.203Z Lord Gardiner of Kimble false 2015-11-02 Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble <p>In July this year, Defra prepared a voting brief for British MEPs concerning the revised National Emission Ceilings Directive. This advised MEPs to oppose an amendment which included the introduction of spot checks on vehicle emissions under real operating conditions, because the aim of the amendment and how it related to existing regimes was unclear. The Government supports the implementation of real driving emissions testing for vehicles but strongly believes that this should be addressed in the appropriate legislation to ensure clarity.</p> false Transport 2020-03-16 Transport Department for Transport Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Budget 2020’s commitments on electronic vehicle charging infrastructure and consumer incentives for ultra-low emission vehicles, what assessment they have made of the likely annual reduction in overall domestic transport emissions. 2 HL2625 2020-03-25T15:47:36.127Z Baroness Vere of Norbiton false 2020-03-25 Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton <p>The Budget 2020 commitments are an integral part of our strategy for decarbonising road transport. The commitments are a key part of a package of measures that will enable a mass transition to zero emission vehicles and see the carbon emissions from road transport reduce between now and 2050. The benefits of this funding from a climate change perspective go considerably further than the direct emissions savings generated by the resulting higher short-term uptake of zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> 27 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a zero emission vehicle mandate could be implemented with enough time to incentivise investment in zero emission vehicles and the charging industry before 2030. Biography information for Lord Berkeley 201 Lord Berkeley false HL2402 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2021-09-06 Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions 2021-09-21T09:52:29.253Z Lord Callanan false 2021-09-21 Biography information for Lord Callanan <p>The Government had already committed £1.5 billion to support the early market and remove barriers to ZEV ownership. Alongside the new phase out dates for new petrol and diesel cars and vans, we have pledged a further £2.8 billion package of measures to support industry and consumers to make the switch to cleaner vehicles. These ambitions will include up to £1 billion to support the electrification of UK vehicles and their supply chains, £1.3 billion to accelerate the roll out of charging infrastructure and £582 million for plug in vehicle grants.</p><p>The March 2020 Budget included the extension of favourable benefit in kind tax rates for zero emission vehicles out to 2025: company car tax is 1% in 2021/22 and 2% in 2022/23 through to 2024/25; and all zero emission cars are exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED)</p><p><br> We are currently consulting on the proposed regulatory framework for the UK with regard to all newly sold road vehicles which includes the option for a ZEV mandate. The consultation closes on 22 September.</p> HL2401 2 207 11