Government grants have been in place for over a decade to help reduce the up-front purchase price of electric vehicles. The Government is targeting its funding to where they have the most impact and to deliver the greatest value for money to the taxpayer. This includes grants for vans, trucks, taxis and wheelchair accessible vehicles, as well as significant investment in charging infrastructure. The Government keeps the support for ZEV transition under regular review.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-06-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-06-12T10:02:14.557Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-06-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electric Vehicles: Hire Services"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a similar scheme to the electric vehicle social leasing scheme in France.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"} ], "uin" : "188263"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1588669", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1588669/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In August 2022 the Government published \u2018Connected & Automated Mobility 2025: Realising the benefits of self-driving vehicles in the UK<\/em>\u2019, setting out the government\u2019s vision to enable the deployment of self-driving vehicles in the UK by 2025. This includes bringing forward proposals for a comprehensive regulatory, legislative and safety framework. The Government intends to introduce legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to enable the use of autonomous vehicles on roads.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1349730", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1349730/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " How international parcel operators and couriers deal with any costs associated with arranging customs clearance is entirely a commercial decision. Any charge that operators and couriers make for their services is separate from any import duties payable to HMRC.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the equity of his Department's policies on how a disbursement fee can be applied by couriers to recipients of packages in the context of international deliveries incurring taxes and import duties.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1339513/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The existing timetable to reintroduce employer contributions in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme aims to strike the right balance between supporting the economy as it opens up, continuing to protect incomes, and ensuring incentives are in place to get people back to work as demand returns.<\/p> <\/p> In July, employers will therefore be asked to contribute 10% of wages for hours not worked up to £312.50 per month. This is the same approach that the Government successfully introduced last autumn, when comparable restrictions were in place and, as employees came off furlough, the vast majority returned to work. The economy is also in a stronger growth position now than it was last autumn, and the labour market is stronger too, with 5.5 million fewer people on furlough than in April 2020, and online job vacancy levels in June about 27% above February 2020 levels.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delaying the obligation for businesses to contribute 10 per cent towards the cost of furloughed employees\u2019 wages for the duration of the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1304924/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The current off-payroll working rules, often known as IR35, have been in place for many years and apply to individuals working through an intermediary, such as a limited company, for clients outside the public sector. Under these rules it is the individual\u2019s intermediary that is responsible for determining their employment status for tax, and paying the appropriate tax and NICs to HMRC. HMRC may conduct compliance checks on these determinations and amounts paid.<\/p> <\/p> All HMRC staff receive training required to perform their duties. This includes training for staff working with customers who require extra support, including supporting those with mental health conditions.<\/p> <\/p> From 6 April 2021, the changes to the off-payroll working rules shift responsibility for determining an individual's status from the individual's limited company to the client organisation engaging them. Any liabilities arising from the application of the reformed rules rest with client organisations or agencies in the labour supply chain.<\/p> <\/p> If the rules apply, it is these parties that are responsible for deducting income tax and employee National Insurance contributions before paying the individual\u2019s intermediary for the individual\u2019s services, as would be the case for actual employees or agency workers<\/p> <\/p>