Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to apply Vehicle Excise Duty on electric vehicles from 2025 on the uptake of electric vehicles before the Autumn Statement 2022.

HMT is responsible for setting tax rates, including vehicle excise duty and company car tax rates, and they carry out assessments relating to fiscal measures they take.

The Government will continue to support the uptake of zero emission vehicles to meet our 2030 phase out date for petrol and diesel cars and vans through preferential tax measures and accelerating the rollout of charging infrastructure for those without off-street parking as well as rapid charging on motorways.