Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Regulatory Horizons Council: the Future Regulation of Space TechnologiesFound: activities related to sending spacecraft and satellites into space, including the manu facturing of launch vehicles
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Scottish Government Planning Guidance - Local living and 20 minute neighbourhoodsFound: transport schemes, mobility hubs, Mobility As A Service (MAAS) schemes operating Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Mentions:
1: Viscount Hanworth (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) Most of these emissions come from road vehicles. - Speech Link
2: Lord Whitty (Lab - Life peer) First, the switch to electric vehicles has slowed down. - Speech Link
3: Lord Moylan (Con - Life peer) The whole question of electric vehicles and how far we can expect them to spread, especially in rural - Speech Link
4: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) cars on UK roads, which is evidence that more and more drivers are switching to electric vehicles. - Speech Link
Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Committee: Public Accounts CommitteeFound: people it is still cheaper on a running cost basis to have a fossil fuel boiler than it is to have an electric
Apr. 24 2024
Source Page: Ministerial Travel by Lorna Slater: FOI releaseFound: Since 1st January 2023 how many journeys by ministerial/Scottish Government or publicly funded vehicles
Asked by: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the consultation on remote electronic fishing vessels, which ran from 17 July to 9 October 2023.
Answered by Lord Douglas-Miller - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
We will be publishing responses soon and they will be available on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Louie French (Conservative - Old Bexley and Sidcup)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the affordability of black cabs for drivers.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
DfT officials meet with Transport for London representatives to discuss the uptake of electric taxis, including the Plug in Taxi Grant and potential barriers to the adoption of these vehicles.
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to secure the (a) electricity grid and (b) electric vehicle infrastructure from remote disruption by foreign actors.
Answered by Justin Tomlinson - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government takes the security of the electricity grid and electric vehicle infrastructure extremely seriously. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero works closely with Ofgem, the National Cyber Security Centre, and operators to strengthen infrastructure against attacks, share threat intelligence, and set clear and robust regulatory standards that are enforced through the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.
The 2021 electric vehicle smart charge point regulations include cyber security requirements. These require that all private charge points meet physical tamperproof requirements, check regularly for security updates, and encrypt all communication to and from the charge point.
The Government has recently published a detailed consultation package, 'Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: implementation'. This sets out proposals for minimum security and grid stability requirements for Energy Smart Appliances and load controlling organisations to further mitigate risk.
Asked by: Chi Onwurah (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of electric propulsion systems.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is primarily supporting electric propulsion projects via our European Space Agency (ESA) membership, which has provided a total of approximately €90m funding to support development of UK electric propulsion systems to date. This includes €63m which supported UK companies to develop electric thrusters for flagship ESA missions, €6m through Horizon2020 to enable system development and upskill UK networks, and €9m to develop an independent UK end-to-end electric propulsion system. UKSA is also exploring nuclear electric propulsion for rapid interplanetary transit and novel water-based propellants for future off-world refuelling.
Written Evidence Apr. 23 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: drum mixers to operate at 32 tonnes and VCMs at 38.4 tonnes and 44 tonnes – this allows all three vehicles