Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-12-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the motor vehicle emissions retesting programme.

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

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.

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.