Asked by: Mark Pawsey (Conservative - Rugby)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice of 16 May 2023, Official Report, col 695, when his Department plans to publish a call for evidence on motoring offences.
Answered by Richard Holden - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The Government will confirm any next steps in due course.
Asked by: Mark Pawsey (Conservative - Rugby)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has of whether his proposal to phase out non-zero emission L-Category vehicle sales by 2035 will encourage manufacturers of those vehicles to leave the UK market.
Answered by Jesse Norman
In February 2022, the Motorcycle Industry Association and Zemo Partnership published a government-commissioned action plan, “Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles”, to support the transition to zero emission L-category vehicles. The Government has also made up to £350,000 of funding available to grow the zero-emission motorcycle supply chain in the UK that could lead to thousands of new jobs and the Government continues to work with investors through our Automotive Transformation Fund to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK.
The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles was open to written responses from 14 July to 21 September 2022. The Department is in the process of analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course which will consider impacts to industry.
Asked by: Mark Pawsey (Conservative - Rugby)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of his proposals to phase out new non-zero-emission vehicles by 2035 on UK (a) manufacturers and (b) importers of L-Category vehicles.
Answered by Jesse Norman
In February 2022, the Motorcycle Industry Association and Zemo Partnership published a government-commissioned action plan, “Realising the Full Potential of Zero Emission Powered Light Vehicles”, to support the transition to zero emission L-category vehicles. The Government has also made up to £350,000 of funding available to grow the zero-emission motorcycle supply chain in the UK that could lead to thousands of new jobs and the Government continues to work with investors through our Automotive Transformation Fund to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK.
The consultation on when to end the sale of new non-zero emission L-category vehicles was open to written responses from 14 July to 21 September 2022. The Department is in the process of analysing the responses and will bring forward the Government’s response in due course which will consider impacts to industry.
Asked by: Mark Pawsey (Conservative - Rugby)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle sector on the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The Government recognises that hydrogen fuel cell technology has an important part to play in the transition towards a decarbonised transport network.
Based on current market developments, fuel cells fall outside the scope of the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, which will focus on the electricity system and the potential impact of plug-in electric vehicles on both the distribution and transmission systems. However, the Government will keep this point under review as the market develops over time.
Asked by: Mark Pawsey (Conservative - Rugby)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is offering to local authorities to promote the provision of electric car charging points.
Answered by Andrew Jones
This Government has committed to spend more than £600 million in this Parliament to support the uptake and manufacturing of electric vehicles in the UK. 61 Local Authorities have already benefitted from £12.8m of funding to deploy chargepoints across the UK. This included 253 rapid chargepoints and 587 fast chargepoints in train stations and public sector workplaces. The UK now has over 11,000 public chargepoints.
In January Bristol, London, Milton Keynes and Nottingham were awarded funding of £35 million to promote green vehicles, as winners of the Go Ultra Low city scheme. A further £5m was awarded to the North East Combined Authority, Dundee, York and Oxford. We estimate that this scheme will deliver around 750 new publically accessible charge points. Our Local Authority-led schemes for low emission buses and taxis will also contribute towards the cost of new charging infrastructure, and we will shortly announce details of further support for the UK’s growing charging network.
In addition to public infrastructure provision, grants of £500 are available towards the cost of installing a domestic chargepoint, with over 18,000 now installed.
Asked by: Mark Pawsey (Conservative - Rugby)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle parking near schools.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Local authorities already have the power to restrict parking around schools. Such restrictions can be enforced by local authorities with civil enforcement powers or by the police elsewhere.