Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) funding and (b) date of announcement of each project already allocated funding for promoting the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles; and with reference to paragraph 4.6 of the Autumn Statement 2016, which such projects will receive that additional funding.

At the Spending Review 2015 the Chancellor announced funding of more than £600m to support the uptake and manufacturing of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in the UK. Current initiatives drawing on this funding include:

• Plug-in Car Grant – £400m announced 17 December 2015
• Plug-in Van Grant – £4m additional funding announced 23 October 2016
• Plug-in Motorcycle Grant – £3.75m announced 13 October 2016
• Low Emission Bus Scheme – £30m announced 25 July 2016
• Ultra Low Emission Taxi Scheme – £20m announced 23 July 2015
• Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Fleet Support Scheme – £2m announced 10 May 2016
• Public Sector Fleets ULEV Readiness Scheme – £5m announced 13 January 2015
• Go Ultra Low City Scheme – £40m announced 25 January 2016
• Go Ultra Low communications campaign – ongoing
• Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme – £15m announced 26 February 2015
• Workplace Charging Scheme – £7.5m announced 13 October 2016
• On-street Residential Charging Scheme – £2.5m announced 13 October 2016
• Hydrogen Refuelling Stations – £6.6m announced 27 March 2015

Funding is also being deployed to support the research and development of innovative low emission vehicle technologies in the UK.

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At the Autumn Statement 2016 the Chancellor announced new funding of £270m to support ultra low emission vehicles. This will provide £150m additional funding for clean buses and taxis, £80m additional funding for charging infrastructure, and £40m additional funding for the Plug-in Car Grant.

Further details of Government’s continued support for the sector will be announced in due course.