Tag: Louise Ellman

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Louise Ellman on 2016-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles (a) underwent and (b) failed in-service emissions tests conducted by the (i) Vehicle Certification Agency and (ii) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each of the last 10 years.

Andrew Jones

The figures below show how many vehicles and models the VCA has tested for in-service emissions and those that failed those in-service emissions tests.

	(a) Number of vehicles tested (figures in brackets are the number of models tested)	(b) Number of vehicles failed-in service emissions (figures in brackets are the number of model failures)
2005 / 2006	38 (13)	18 (1)
2006 / 2007	35 (8)	17 (0)
2007 / 2008	35 (10)	7 (0)
2008 / 2009	45 (10)	21 (1)
2009 / 2010	44 (10)	17 (0)
2010 / 2011	30 (10)	7 (0)

Overall from 2005/06 to 2010/11, 227 individual tests were completed (76 Petrol, 151 Diesel) and 87 vehicles failed to achieve a pass for all pollutants (14 Petrol, 73 Diesel).However, it should be noted that the pass / fail criteria involved a statistical process looking at the average of the vehicle tests carried out. This generally involved a minimum of 3 tests, but any individual failures resulted in more vehicles being tested. Using this process, there were 2 Model Failures (1 Petrol and 1 Diesel).

Following the work in 2010-2011, the focus of the VCA’s emissions testing changed to consider aftermarket alteration of vehicles, both light and heavy duty.

The figures below show how many vehicles the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has tested and those that failed in-service emissions tests. In-service emissions testing is interpreted to refer to emissions testing through the MOT service. DVSA does not hold figures for 2005/06.

Car and light Goods vehicles up to 3000kg – DVSA

Financial Year	Tests	Emission Failures
2006/07	26,299,000	771,696
2007/08	24,912,548	809,498
2008/09	25,537,682	791,818
2009/10	26,047,520	766,371
2010/11	26,637,490	734,246
2011/12	26,827,367	710,877
2012/13	26,872,425	656,279
2013/14	27,481,013	641,477
2014/15	27,669,148	607,400

Light goods vehicles between 3000 up to 3500kg – DVSA

Financial Year	Tests	Emission Failures
2006/07	522,875	11,902
2007/08	520,682	11,329
2008/09	541,307	10,415
2009/10	563,829	9,424
2010/11	602,080	8,702
2011/12	608,144	8,965
2012/13	587,779	7,731
2013/14	601,942	8,004
2014/15	616,126	8,308

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Louise Ellman on 2016-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the use of in-service emissions testing to ensure compliance with vehicle type approval emissions standards.

Andrew Jones

The annual periodic inspection (MOT test) is an effective means that ensures vehicles are well maintained, safe and have no serious defects that cause high emissions or excessive noise. Due to the large number of MOT stations across the UK and approximately 30 million vehicles being tested each year, the test must be straightforward, use equipment that is readily available in garages and be cost effective for motorists.

Ensuring compliance with type approval standards would require expensive laboratory-type instruments at MOT stations and increases in the time taken for the test that would inevitably raise the cost for motorists.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Louise Ellman on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Yazidi refugees have been relocated to the UK under the Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme to date; and if she will make a statement.

Mr Desmond Swayne

The Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme is based on need; it prioritises the most vulnerable Syrian refugees who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin. In order to protect the vulnerable refugees selected for resettlement in the UK, we do not release detailed information about arrivals. However, Syrian Yazidis can certainly qualify for resettlement under the scheme if they are assessed as coming under one of the seven UNHCR vulnerability criteria, such as women and girls at risk, survivors of violence and torture and those with physical and legal protection needs.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Louise Ellman on 2016-01-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) budget for and (b) expenditure on in-service emissions testing was for the (i) Vehicle Certification Agency and (ii) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each of the last 10 years.

Andrew Jones

The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) in-service emissions budget is in the table below:

	Budget	Expenditure
2006 / 2007	Not available	Not available
2007 / 2008	Not available	£170k
2008 / 2009	Not available	£205k
2009 / 2010	£200K	£200K
2010 / 2011	£200K	£200K
2011 /2012*	£0	£0
2012 /2013	£40K	£40K
2013 /2014	£50K	£29.5K
2014 / 2015	£150K	£42.3K
2015 / 2016	£123.2K	**

* Following the work in 2010-2011, the focus of emissions testing changed to consider aftermarket alteration of vehicles, both light and heavy duty.

** Ongoing £96K anticipated.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not hold a budget for in-service emissions testing and it does not have expenditure for in service emissions testing.