Oral Answers to Questions

Rupa Huq Excerpts

Tuesday 14th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Come on, Secretary of State, do you not want your own Back Benchers to ask questions?

[Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Lab)]

T3. First, we had the VW scandal and now we have Dieselgate 2, with multiple manufacturers accused of faking it and emissions up to 30 times the legal limit. Can Ministers update us on the Department for Transport’s inquiry and promise swift action when it is out?

[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”.