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1543106

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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 His Majesty's Government, further to the FairCharge report Driving away from fossil fuels: consumer attitudes to electric vehicles, published in July, whether they will introduce the recommendations that (1) "the proportion of new cars required to be Battery Electric Vehicles should be set at the level of the Climate Change Committee’s Balanced Net Zero Pathway", and (2) there should be "further consumer incentives for lower income drivers, such as zero-interest loan schemes".
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate will set targets requiring a percentage of manufacturers’ new car and van sales to be zero emission each year from 2024. The technical consultation on the design of this ZEV mandate and proposed trajectories closed in June 2022. The Department is now analysing consultation responses, and will bring forward the Government’s response, and a full regulatory proposal, in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce a zero-interest loan scheme for electric vehicle (EV) drivers. In many cases, EVs continue to benefit from significant savings on the cost of fuel. Charging a medium-sized electric car at home at rates equivalent to the electricity price cap from 1 October equates to around half the cost of filling up an equivalent petrol vehicle. In addition, EVs generally cost less to maintain due to fewer moving parts than their petrol or diesel equivalents.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/11/2022 13:27:55 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1520655

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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 her Department is taking to ensure that the upfront cost of an electric vehicle is affordable to people on a low income.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	61283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Government has committed £2.5 billion since 2020 to support the transition to zero emission vehicles, with funding to offset their higher upfront cost, and to accelerate the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>In many cases, electric vehicles (EVs) are already cheaper to own and run than a petrol or diesel equivalent. While EVs do cost more to buy outright today than their petrol/diesel equivalents, the market for more affordable zero emission cars is growing rapidly – with 24 models currently priced under £32,000 compared to 15 just a year ago.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 15:29:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1488409

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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 (a) increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in Wiltshire and (b) help people to purchase electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	35017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Government has committed £2.5 billion since 2020 to support the transition to zero emission vehicles, with funding to offset their higher upfront cost, and to accelerate the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Government has pledged at least £500 million to support local chargepoint provision. As part of this, the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) fund will provide approximately £400 million of capital and £50 million of resource funding to support local authorities to work with industry and transform the availability of charging for drivers without off-street parking.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting local authorities through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) which has £20 million available this year. To date, Wiltshire County Council have not submitted an application to the ORCS, we would encourage them to take advantage of this funding.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities, such as Wiltshire County Council, will have a key role to play in the rolling out of chargepoints as they are best placed to consider local needs. In the UK’s EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy, published in March 2022, Government announced it will require all local transport authorities in England to develop their own chargepoint strategies, subject to consultation.</p><p> </p><p>To support drivers across the UK to switch to cleaner vehicles, Plug-in Vehicle Grants will continue until at least financial year 2023/24 for taxis and motorcycles, and 2024/25 for vans, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles. We have also put in place generous tax incentives including: favourable benefit in kind tax rates out to 2025, all zero emission cars are exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED), and, zero emissions vans pay a nil rate of tax on the van benefit charge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/07/2022 10:23:22 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

1485171

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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, if he will take steps to encourage a modal shift to micromobility vehicles such as (a) e-scooters and (b) e-bikes.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	28448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>As part of our evaluation of the national e-scooter trials, we have been gathering information about modal shift and new journeys that have been enabled. This evidence will inform decisions about future policy for e-scooters and wider micromobility. We aim to publish the findings report from the evaluation later this year. Earlier this year we launched the national e-cycle support scheme to accelerate the uptake of e-cycles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>E-scooter trials, which are live in 30 areas across England, are run by local authorities who have held their own procurement exercises to appoint e-scooter operators to provide rental services. Charges for these services are agreed in each trial area between the local authority and the operator(s). Beyond trials, final decisions on the regulation of micromobility, including their hire, have yet to be made. A number of local authorities have used DfT funding to test approaches to providing e-cycles to those with the highest need, including those that cannot benefit from the cycle to work scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 28449 question first answered 06/07/2022 11:46:51 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1484350

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
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 incentivise car manufacturers to reduce the weight of their electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	26706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the standards for vehicles but does not currently provide any incentives to manufacturers or others regarding reducing the weight of vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 01/07/2022 12:09:48 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1452690

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
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 are taking to incentivise the increased use of electric vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL7117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>Government has committed £2.5 billion since 2020 to support the transition to zero emission vehicles, with funding to offset their higher upfront cost, and to accelerate the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside grants for plug-in vehicles, there are also tax benefits in place such as zero road tax, and company car tax rates, which can save drivers over £2,000 a year. Once fuel costs and tax incentives are factored in, we expect the total cost of ownership to reach parity during the 2020s, compared to petrol and diesel cars.</p><p> </p><p>On 25 March, we published our electric vehicle infrastructure strategy. This strategy sets out our vision and commitments to make EV charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling at a petrol station so that all drivers can transition with confidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/03/2022 14:44:42 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1417340

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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 recent progress he has made on supporting the roll out of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	113317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Industry statistics suggest that over 750,000 plug-in vehicles have been sold in the UK since 2010, and over one in six cars sold in 2021 had a plug. Charging infrastructure has also been increasing. Government and industry have supported the installation of over 28,000 publicly available charging devices including more than 5,100 rapid devices – one of the largest networks in Europe. The Government has supported the installation of nearly a quarter of a million chargepoints in homes and workplaces.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the £1.9 billion from Spending Review 2020, the Government has committed an additional £620 million to support the transition to electric vehicles (EV).  The additional funding will support the rollout of charging infrastructure, with a particular focus on local on street residential charging, and targeted plug-in vehicle grants.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside funding, we are also introducing the new regulations to support the transition. Legislation laid in December 2021 will require all new residential and non-residential buildings with associated parking in England to have a chargepoint installed at the point of construction. Later this year we intend to regulate to improve the consumer experience at public chargepoints. Helping consumers locate the right chargepoints for their needs; making it easier to pay; ensuring charging infrastructure is reliable; and pricing is transparent. We will also be consulting on the introduction of a zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate - setting targets for a percentage of manufacturers' new car and van sales to be zero emission each year from 2024.</p><p /><p>Our soon to be published EV Infrastructure Strategy will set out the vision and action plan for charging infrastructure rollout needed to achieve the 2030/35 phase out successfully and to accelerate the transition to a zero-emission fleet.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 02/02/2022 09:51:26 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1417413

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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 assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy prices on the cost of charging an electric vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	113236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>I have various and ongoing discussions about the Government’s policy for supporting the transition to electric and zero emission driving with my Ministerial colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with the energy sector to identify options to mitigate the impact of high energy prices on consumers, including in respect of the transition to electric vehicles. The Government is considering what reforms are needed to retail market regulation to support progress to net zero through the 2020s. In considering these reforms, we will take account of the lessons of the current market.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 113237 question first answered 01/02/2022 11:32:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1417415

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on mitigating the effect of rising energy prices on drivers of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	113237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>I have various and ongoing discussions about the Government’s policy for supporting the transition to electric and zero emission driving with my Ministerial colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work with the energy sector to identify options to mitigate the impact of high energy prices on consumers, including in respect of the transition to electric vehicles. The Government is considering what reforms are needed to retail market regulation to support progress to net zero through the 2020s. In considering these reforms, we will take account of the lessons of the current market.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 113236 question first answered 01/02/2022 11:32:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1400518

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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, in reference to the rising use of electrical vehicles on roads, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of (a) rumble strips and (b) other methods to make pedestrians aware of areas where pavements intersect roads.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
uin	99067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. It is for each highway authority to decide on the most suitable materials to be used for surfacing, as well as the standards that should be applied, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances. The Department for Transport’s guidance on rumble strips is set out in section 5 of our Local Transport Note (LTN) 1/07 ‘Traffic Calming’, the LTN is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-notes" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-transport-notes</a>.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 12/01/2022 11:35:39 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken