Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulances in England are (a) currently electric and (b) are scheduled to be electric by 2030.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
NHS England advise that there is currently one electric ambulance in operation. NHS England is working with industry partners and four ambulance trusts to pilot second generation electric ambulance vehicles, with 11 electric ambulances on order to be delivered in 2023/24.
It is not possible to accurately estimate how many and what proportion of ambulances will be electric by 2030. A number of factors will impact adoption including technological development, cost, and the availability of charging facilities. However, by 2030 NHS England expect all new emergency ambulance vehicles in England will be emission free (electric or hydrogen powered).
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of ambulances in England are (a) currently electric and (b) will be electric by 2030.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
NHS England advise that there is currently one electric ambulance in operation. NHS England is working with industry partners and four ambulance trusts to pilot second generation electric ambulance vehicles, with 11 electric ambulances on order to be delivered in 2023/24.
It is not possible to accurately estimate how many and what proportion of ambulances will be electric by 2030. A number of factors will impact adoption including technological development, cost, and the availability of charging facilities. However, by 2030 NHS England expect all new emergency ambulance vehicles in England will be emission free (electric or hydrogen powered).
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fire engines and fire response vehicles (a) are electric vehicles and (b) are planned to be electric vehicles by 2030.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not hold data on the number of electric emergency response vehicles.
Police forces are operationally independent, and procurement of police resources is an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners.
Decisions on fire and rescue service resources are a matter for each fire and rescue authority.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many armed police response vehicles in the UK are (a) electric and (b) are scheduled to be electric by 2030.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not hold data on the number of electric emergency response vehicles.
Police forces are operationally independent, and procurement of police resources is an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners.
Decisions on fire and rescue service resources are a matter for each fire and rescue authority.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of armed police response vehicles are (a) electric vehicles and (b) planned to be electric vehicles by 2030.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not hold data on the number of electric emergency response vehicles.
Police forces are operationally independent, and procurement of police resources is an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners.
Decisions on fire and rescue service resources are a matter for each fire and rescue authority.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) fire engines and (b) response vehicles (i) are and (ii) will be electric vehicles by 2030.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not hold data on the number of electric emergency response vehicles.
Police forces are operationally independent, and procurement of police resources is an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners.
Decisions on fire and rescue service resources are a matter for each fire and rescue authority.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 on (a) cost and (b) journey times of emergency service vehicles; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (i) battery life and (ii) the availability of charging points for electric emergency service vehicles.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The Government recognises the efforts already being made by emergency services to transition to zero emission vehicles. British Transport Police has committed to moving its whole car fleet to electric by 2025 and NHS England announced last year that eight ambulance trusts are trialling new zero emission vehicles.
The Government will continue to work with organisations, including the emergency services, to improve knowledge of zero emission vehicles and to give further support to the rollout of suitable charging infrastructure.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles within the armed forces are (a) currently electric (b) scheduled to be electric by 2030.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The vast majority of vehicles used by the Ministry of Defence are leased through a contract known as Phoenix II. As of 12 July 2023, there are 760 fully electric vehicles in the armed forces' inventory of non-operational vehicles - known as the "white fleet". Vehicles that are not part of the Phoenix II fleet will be operational vehicles, used in roles where the type of vehicles provided under the Phoenix II contract are not appropriate.
We are now working toward converting 100% of our car and van fleet (up to 3.5t) to be fully zero emissions at the tailpipe by 31 December 2027.
It is not possible to retrieve and compile the information requested on vehicles that sit outside of the Phoenix II contract without incurring disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) National Highways and (b) its predecessor agencies providing evidence to coroners’ inquests relating to smart motorways in financial year (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20, (iii) 2020-21, (iv) 2021-22 and (v) 2022-23.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
National Highways processes do not capture time spent by their staff on supporting coroner’s inquests.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential role of synthetic fuels in meeting net zero targets.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Whilst synthetic fuels can be expensive and energy intensive to manufacture, they have the potential to contribute to the decarbonisation of transport sectors where there are limited alternatives, such as in aviation. In recognition of the potential benefits of synthetic fuels produced using renewable power, these fuels are eligible for support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) certificate trading scheme.
Power-to-liquid (PtL) synthetic fuels will benefit from a specific target in the Department’s forthcoming Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandate scheme to accelerate their commercial advancement.