Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

What representations he has received on the potential merits of amending the Environment Bill‘s provisions on air quality.

Tabled: 3 September 2020Answered: 10 September 2020

Asked by

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Katie White)

I share my hon. Friend’s concern regarding those reports. This Government are focused on making transport greener, including by cutting air pollution to improve health and the environment. We also need to ensure that people are abiding by the rules. The responsible body, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, is pursuing the potential diesel emissions non-compliance using its procedures and the tools available. Officials at the DFT have assured me that the findings from these investigations will be published in a timely and appropriate manner; as an impatient politician, I can assure her that I will continue to press for a prompt and thorough interpretation of “timely”.