Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current training and vehicle inspection regimes on the introduction of large electric vans.

The Government is aware of the specific needs of large vans when transitioning to zero emissions and is seeking to give further support to the market. The Department for Transport recently consulted on further changes to driving licence and MOT rules to ensure that driver training and vehicle inspection regimes are suitable for the transition to zero emission vehicles. The responses will be published soon. The Department will continue to work with the DVSA to ensure that existing regimes support the transition to ZEVs.