Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a part-funded scheme that allows local authority refuse vehicles that are near end-of-life to be replaced with zero emission vehicles.

Government welcomes innovative retrofit technology for converting internal combustion engine vehicles to zero emission. This will be an important element in reducing road transport emissions, helping to bridge the gap in the journey to net zero. Government has invested over £80 million in retrofitting vehicles (mainly buses) with low- and zero-emission technology since 2013.

Additionally, government has supported the accreditation of vehicle retrofit technologies under the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme, looking particularly to bring solutions for different vehicle types to the market.