Lilian Greenwood MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to today’s written statement by Patrick McLoughlin on Volkswagen and vehicle emissions testing, said:

“Patrick McLoughlin said nothing in his statement to Parliament today about the thousands of people whose health has suffered, or about motorists who brought these cars in good faith and now potentially face higher fuel costs.

“Transport Ministers were warned last October that emission levels were higher than claimed but did nothing, and there are still no convincing answers from the Department for Transport on whether other manufacturers are implicated.

“The Government needs to wake up from its shocking complacency, get a grip and explain to over a million drivers exactly what disruption they face next year when their cars are recalled.”