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1353108

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a zero emission vehicle mandate could be implemented with enough time to incentivise investment in zero emission vehicles and the charging industry before 2030.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL2402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government had already committed £1.5 billion to support the early market and remove barriers to ZEV ownership. Alongside the new phase out dates for new petrol and diesel cars and vans, we have pledged a further £2.8 billion package of measures to support industry and consumers to make the switch to cleaner vehicles. These ambitions will include up to £1 billion to support the electrification of UK vehicles and their supply chains, £1.3 billion to accelerate the roll out of charging infrastructure and £582 million for plug in vehicle grants.</p><p>The March 2020 Budget included the extension of favourable benefit in kind tax rates for zero emission vehicles out to 2025: company car tax is 1% in 2021/22 and 2% in 2022/23 through to 2024/25; and all zero emission cars are exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED)</p><p><br> We are currently consulting on the proposed regulatory framework for the UK with regard to all newly sold road vehicles which includes the option for a ZEV mandate. The consultation closes on 22 September.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL2401 question first answered 21/09/2021 09:52:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1351101

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take so that the Office of Low Emission Vehicles Grant is potentially accessible for the maximum number of applicants.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	41175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV) administers several grant funding schemes to assist with the up-front cost of purchasing zero emission vehicles, and the associated recharging infrastructure. The government keeps all of these schemes under review and aims to ensure they represent value for money for tax payers Phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 will put the UK on course to be the G7 country that will decarbonise cars and vans fastest. Doing this will help us meet our climate change obligations, improve air quality, support economic growth and put us at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution with vehicles built right here in the UK. The Plug-in Car Grant focuses grant funding on more affordable zero emission vehicles priced under £35k where most consumers will be looking and where public money will make more of a difference. The Government has pledged £582 million in grants for those purchasing zero or ultra-low emission vehicles to make them cheaper to buy and incentivise more people to make the transition. The March 2020 Budget confirmed that users of zero emission cars will continue to benefit from favourable company car tax rates until 2025 (1% of list price in 2021/22 and 2% in 2022/23 though to 2024/25).</p><p>Additionally, all zero emission cars are exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED). Reforms to our home and workplace charging grants will focus support on those that need it most, including those living in flats, rental and leasehold accommodation, SMEs and charities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/09/2021 15:35:06 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1347580

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 vehicle emissions produced by ministers travelling short distances in Range Rovers; and what plans they have to reduce such emissions by reducing the number of (1) short car journeys taken by ministers, and (2) Range Rovers used by ministers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Rawlings
uin	HL2098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Range Rover Cars on the Government Car Service (GCS) fleet are plug in hybrid electric vehicles.</p><p>(1) Short car journeys taken by ministers will be on electric power only with zero emissions.</p><p>(2) These same Range Rover Cars were classified as Ultra Low Emission Vehicles at time of procurement in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The GCS is continually reviewing fit for purpose vehicles for Ministerial use, and with support from the Department for Transport to meet emission targets for government fleets, the GCS will be replacing cars as they become due for renewal with a continuing focus on replacement vehicles being more environmentally friendly and where possible, using fully electric alternatives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 27/07/2021 14:11:05 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3278 label Biography information for Baroness Rawlings

1338929

registered interest
date	22/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing a zero emissions vehicles mandate.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	20586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published in November 2020 announced that a Green Paper would be published later this year to consider the regulatory options available to deliver our 2030/35 phase out dates for the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles and support supply of electric vehicles to the UK market.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/06/2021 11:03:01 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1280273

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 Highways England on tackling roadside air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	142780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Highways England has undertaken a programme of work to improve air quality on the Strategic Road Network (SRN), in the first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1) and RIS2, and has published its own air quality strategy at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634933/N160081_Air_Quality_Strategy_Final_V18.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634933/N160081_Air_Quality_Strategy_Final_V18.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This programme has included monitoring the effectiveness of tall barriers and running an open competition to gather ideas from a wide range of organisations.</p><p> </p><p>To support the mitigation of air quality issues, Highways England has invested £12.5 million of its Air Quality Designated Funding with authorities in Leeds, Coventry, Kent, Nottingham, Sheffield and Bristol to implement an electric van scheme to support the uptake of zero emissions vans. Schemes in Leeds, Coventry, Kent and Nottingham are now operating and will be followed by Sheffield and Bristol.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/02/2021 13:44:55 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1280274

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to assess in which areas of the UK roadside air pollution is most prevalent and dangerous; and what steps he is taking with local authorities to tackle air pollution in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	142781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The 2017 UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations outlines how local authorities with persistent NO2 exceedances, identified using national modelling, must take robust action to improve air quality. We are working closely with these local authorities and making £880m of funding available to deliver compliance with NO2 levels as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are also required to review and assess local air quality. If their assessment shows that local pollution levels exceed local air quality objectives they must declare an Air Quality Management Area and develop an Air Quality Action Plan with the aim of reducing air pollution to within statutory limits.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have a range of powers to take action to reduce pollution from road vehicles, such as restricting car access around schools and enforcing anti-idling laws. In addition, Defra’s Air Quality Grant programme provides funding to local authorities for projects in local communities to tackle air pollution. The Government has awarded over £64 million in funding since the air quality grant started in 1997.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/02/2021 17:28:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1246333

registered interest
date	22/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 potential merits of a retrospective emission-based grant to coach operators with respect to their investment in Euro 6 compliant vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	107726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>In local authorities with NO2 exceedances, coach and bus operators are eligible for grants from clean air funding to help with the cost of replacing or upgrading vehicles. Grants are not given retrospectively to subsidise the cost of a vehicle that has already been purchased as this would not represent a good use of public funds.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 06/11/2020 11:04:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1245163

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a California-style zero emission vehicle mandate to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	106457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that we need to go further than the existing regulatory regime to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from road transport to deliver our climate goals. We are considering our options as part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/10/2020 08:58:16 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1242373

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the health impact of exhaust particulates from fleet delivery companies.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	101958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England has made no assessment of the health impact of exhaust particulates from Heavy Good Vehicles or fleet delivery companies.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 101957 question first answered 04/11/2020 11:14:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1239730

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles have been stopped by police for producing a hazardous amount of smoke in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those vehicles were confiscated;
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	98270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information centrally.</p><p>The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 lay down certain requirements that all vehicles have to meet strict emission standards and be constructed and maintained so as not to emit any avoidable smoke. It also governs the amount of light that must pass through the windows of a vehicle and therefore how clearly the windows can be seen through.</p><p>It is for the police to take enforcement action as they consider appropriate against those in breach of the Regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 98271 question first answered 07/10/2020 14:07:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western