Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 36301
Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excess diesel emissions from vehicles using defeat devices on (a) the prevalence of respiratory diseases and (b) public health.
Answer
Ashley DaltonDiesel vehicles significantly impact air pollution in the United Kingdom, primarily through emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) and particulate matter. Poor air quality is one of the largest environmental risks to public health in the UK, and epidemiologic...
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