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1130828

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they provide to encourage operators of public service vehicles, including taxis, to switch to electrically powered vehicles, in order to meet their de-carbonisation targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL16195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has provided almost £150 million to bus operators and local authorities to support the purchase of the cleanest buses. In February 2019 the winners of the £48 million Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme were announced, providing funding to support the purchase of 263 zero emission buses and supporting infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to run the £50m Plug-in Taxi Grant Scheme, which offers up to £7,500 on the price of eligible ultra-low emission taxis. We have also awarded just over £20m in funding across 27 local authorities to install over 900 chargepoints dedicated to ultra-low emission taxis and private hire vehicles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 19/06/2019 14:54:31 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1129161

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) undertaken to assess the reduction of battery capacity of electric vehicles as a result of regular recharging.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	258988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Research into battery technologies is being led by the £274m Faraday Battery Challenge which is funded through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. As part of this, the University of Cambridge (with eight other university and 10 industry partners) is leading a project on battery degradation, examining how environmental and internal battery stresses, including charging and discharging rates, damage electric vehicle batteries over time.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles is currently funding a £30m competition looking at Vehicle to Grid technologies. Many of the projects in this competition are also collecting data on battery usage and capacity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/06/2019 13:55:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1126713

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their target for the number of (1) electric vehicles, (2) electric vehicle charging points, and (3) rapid charging points in the UK by (a) 2020, (b) 2030, (c) 2040, and (d) 2050.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL15730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s vision is to have one of the best electric vehicle infrastructure networks in the world but has not set targets for the number of chargepoints. We want to encourage and leverage private sector investment to build and operate a self-sustaining public network supported by the right policy framework. In many cases, the market is better-placed than the Government to identify the right locations for chargepoints and it is essential that viable commercial models are in place to ensure continued maintenance and improvements to the network. Highways England has a commitment of £15m to ensure there are chargepoints (rapid where possible) every 20 miles on 95% of the Strategic Road Network by 2020. The Government’s grant schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure at homes, workplaces and residential streets, alongside our £400m public-private Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund will see thousands more chargepoints installed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is technology neutral, but recognises that the vast majority of vehicle manufacturer plans include plug-in battery powertrains. As set out in the Road to Zero strategy, the Government is also playing a role in supporting the development of the UK’s hydrogen refuelling network.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/05/2019 13:01:10 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1126714

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation by the Committee on Climate Change that 30 to 70 per cent of cars in the UK should be electric by 2030; and what is their target for the proportion of cars that will be electric by 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL15731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) recommended in its 2018 progress report that the UK should be aiming for 60% new ultra low emission vehicle uptake in 2030. This is consistent, in terms of carbon, with the ambitions set out in the Government’s 2018 Road to Zero strategy of up to 70% of new car sales to be ultra low emission by 2030 alongside up to 40% of new vans. By 2040, we expect the majority of new cars and vans sold to be 100% zero emission and all new cars and vans to have significant zero emission capability. By 2050 we want almost every car and van in the UK to be zero emission.</p><p> </p><p>Subsequently, the CCC report, published in May 2019, recommended the UK legislate as soon as possible to meet net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; and that by 2035 at the latest all new cars and vans should be electric (or use a low carbon alternative such as hydrogen). The Government will respond to the CCC’s advice in a timeframe which reflects the urgency of this crucial issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/05/2019 12:56:47 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1064597

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to assist the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association to deliver its 2018 Plug-in Pledge that will see its members' combined plug-in vehicle fleet size increase from 50,000 to 720,000 by 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL13916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>This initiative from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association is most welcome. Many forward thinking businesses and consumers are already benefiting from whole life cost savings that can be made from choosing plug-in vehicles. The Government already offers the Plug-in Car Grant to help with the cost of purchasing electric vehicles and has pledged that this will continue in some form until at least 2020. Consumer incentives in some form will continue to play a role beyond 2020. The Government has established a favourable tax regime to incentivise the purchase of the cleanest vehicles, in particular zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that the availability of adequate charging infrastructure is vital and offers a variety of grant funding schemes to support recharging infrastructure in motorists’ homes, workplaces and on residential streets. The Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF), funded with £200m of new Government investment and matched by £200m from private investors, will accelerate the roll-out of charging infrastructure and enable thousands more publicly accessible chargepoints. The full range of steps that the Government is taking was set out in the Road To Zero Strategy in July 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 06/03/2019 11:43:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

1023349

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2018 to Question 194792 on Electric Vehicles, if he will publish the internal assessment referred to in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	201276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s internal assessment relies, in part, on commercially sensitive data from manufacturers and cannot be published for that reason.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/12/2018 14:00:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1010649

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the affordability of electric cars.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	193375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has vehicle grant funding schemes to assist with the upfront cost of purchasing electric cars, vans, taxis and motorcycles, as well as e-cargo bikes in due course. The development of the used market for electric vehicles will also make them more affordable for more people.</p><p> </p><p>Owners of both new and used electric vehicles are able to take advantage of tax incentives which favour the least emitting vehicles. In addition, they can also benefit from local initiatives, such as free parking in some areas, as well as the Government’s infrastructure grant schemes, such as the Electric Vehicle Homecharge and Work Place Charging Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Further technology innovation should also bring the price of ultra low emission vehicles down in the long term. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles has awarded over £300m to support a range of industry led R&amp;D projects that have driven forward ultra low emission technologies and strengthened UK industrial and supply chain capability.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2018 11:27:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

993746

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of the value for money of allocating funding for electric (a) pedal cycles (b) cars and (c) vans.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	182870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not undertaken any comparative assessment of the value for money for allocating funds for electrically assisted pedal cycles, electric cars and vans. However, at September’s Zero Emission Vehicle Summit the Prime Minister announced a £2 million funding programme to support the uptake of e-cargo bikes. The details of the scheme, alongside a value for money analysis are currently being developed.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/10/2018 13:27:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

987973

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department undertook an impact assessment of the effect on demand for electric vehicles in advance of the decision to reduce funding for the plug-in car grant.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	179232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>For the last seven years, the Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) has provided a discount for over 160,000 new ultra-low emission vehicles. Following a review of the grant the Government announced reduced rates earlier this month, while introducing a new scheme to support the take-up of e-cargo bikes.</p><p>Among other things, the review evaluated the impact of reducing grant rates on vehicle sales using a leading consumer-choice model. This model estimates how consumers will react to an increase in the price of ultra-low emission vehicles.</p><p>The recent announcement will support the purchase of the next 35,000 of the cleanest vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2018 14:47:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

986404

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of electric vehicles as part of the 2040 target to end the sale of conventionally fuelled cars.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	178498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>In January 2018, the Government published its Industrial Strategy Automotive Sector Deal to support the continuing competitiveness of the UK’s automotive sector and its local supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Road to Zero Strategy – published in July – set out its ambitions for all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040. The transition will be supported by a package of demand, supply and infrastructure measures, and £1.5 billion in funding. This includes assisting consumers in meeting the cost of ultra low emission vehicles with a variety of plug-in grant funding schemes for eligible ultra low emission cars, vans, taxis and motorcycles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s recent international Zero Emission Vehicle Summit emphasised its ambitions to lead this global transition, bringing other nations along through the ‘Birmingham Declaration’. At the Summit the Prime Minister announced £106 million in an R&amp;D funding package for innovators in ultra low emission vehicle technology, including in new battery and low carbon technologies.</p><p> </p><p>By supporting new ultra low emission vehicles, the Government is also helping to build the second hand market in the UK, which already offers a wide range of more affordable models. Owners of used ultra low emission vehicles are able to take advantage of the favourable tax regime now in place, alongside local initiatives such as free parking and grant schemes to help with the cost of installing chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to introduce a vehicle scrappage or replacement scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 178499 178500 question first answered 22/10/2018 10:13:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris