Asked by: William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to meet its air quality targets by supporting people from low-income backgrounds to buy (a) hybrid and (b) electric vehicles.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
The Government has a clear goal that nearly all cars and vans should be zero emission by 2050, and we want people across the UK to benefit from electric vehicles as soon as possible.
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles provides a range of grant support to make electric vehicle ownership more affordable. The plug-in car grant offers up to £4,500 off the cost of an eligible electric car, and there is similar financial support for other vehicles, including motorcycles, vans, taxis and buses. Vehicles are increasingly becoming available on the second-hand car market, which makes electric vehicles a viable option for many more people. For both new and second-hand electric vehicle owners there is grant support to help with the cost of a home chargepoint – including for those without off-street parking.
This support is offered regardless of household income and the data is not collected to undertake the analysis requested.
Asked by: William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to implement a targeted diesel scrappage scheme to tackle air pollution.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
In May, the Government published a consultation on the draft UK air quality plan for tackling nitrogen dioxide. Through this consultation, the Government wants to explore how best to support local authorities to mitigate the impacts of certain measures on local businesses, residents and those travelling into towns and cities to work. A range of potential mitigation measures were identified in the consultation, including the introduction of a car scrappage scheme.
We are considering responses to the consultation and the final plan is due to be published by 31 July.
Asked by: William Wragg (Independent - Hazel Grove)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will place in the Library copies of all letters, leaflets and other material from her Department circulated to (a) stakeholders and (b) members of the public on the EU Referendum; what the costs of the production and distribution of that material has been since 1 January 2016; and what she estimates the cost of any further production and distribution of such material will be between 6 May 2016 and 23 June 2016.
Answered by George Eustice
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury and Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Constitutional Reform), the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare, John Penrose, to PQ UIN 38811 on 8 June 2016.