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date	12/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with car manufacturers on the cost of hybrid and electric cars in the UK and incentives to encourage consumers to buy more eco-friendly vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	220170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with car manufacturers on a range of issues, including the market for ultra low and zero emission vehicles. The Road to Zero strategy, published in July 2018, sets out the Government’s plans to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing nearly £1.5bn between April 2015 and March 2021, with grants available for plug in vehicles and schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure. Along with the measures in the Government’s strategy, this adds up to one of the most comprehensive support packages in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/02/2019 12:24:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1059980

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date	12/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what environmental impact assessment his Department has made of the plastic road trial in Cumbria.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	220150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport announced on 31 January 2019 it was allocating £22.9 million for research and trials on new surface materials for pothole repair. This includes providing £1.6 million to extend an existing trial of the use of plastic roads in Cumbria which is being taken forward by Cumbria County Council, as local highway authority.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this trial, research into both the technology and the environmental impacts of using such materials will be undertaken by Gaist Ltd, the University of Nottingham, the University of Central Lancashire, the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, and the University of California, USA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/02/2019 13:43:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh