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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-08more like thismore than 2020-07-08
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential to reduce carbon emissions by introducing a road usage duty, and whether they will publish any such assessment. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Worthington remove filter
uin HL6653 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-21more like thismore than 2020-07-21
answer text <p>UK Motorists currently pay fuel duty and VAT on fuel, which means that those who use the roads the most, and do so in higher polluting cars, pay more tax. In addition, the Government uses the Vehicle Excise Duty system to encourage the uptake of cars with low carbon dioxide emissions (CO<sub>2</sub>) to help meet our legally binding climate change targets.</p><p> </p><p>However, technology is changing many aspects of the economy – including the vehicles we drive – and the government is considering how the tax system will need to adapt to manage those changes.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-21T15:24:46.973Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-21T15:24:46.973Z
answering member
4689
label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton more like this
tabling member
4235
label Biography information for Baroness Worthington more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-07-07more like thismore than 2020-07-07
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Aviation and Shipping: Carbon Emissions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential to electrify short-haul flights and short-distance marine travel as part of a roadmap to reach net zero emissions; and to publish any such assessment. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Worthington remove filter
uin HL6597 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-07-21more like thismore than 2020-07-21
answer text <p>The Government is supporting the development of electric aircraft through £125 million of funding to the Future Flight Challenge. The Jet Zero Council, announced in June, will bring together DfT and BEIS Secretaries of State and CEO-level stakeholders to drive high ambition in the delivery of new technologies and innovative ways to cut aviation emissions.</p><p> </p><p>The potential electrification of maritime routes and use of shore power alongside to reduce emissions was assessed as part of the Department’s work to develop the Clean Maritime Plan published in Summer 2019. The research supporting the plan, including detailed consideration of the use of electrical power, has been published on gov.uk.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-07-21T15:42:43.197Zmore like thismore than 2020-07-21T15:42:43.197Z
answering member
4580
label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton more like this
tabling member
4235
label Biography information for Baroness Worthington more like this