Low emission cars

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 1 Feb 2021 Closed: 5 Aug 2021 Parliament page
Transport is the UK’s largest source of carbon emissions and of that, most comes from cars. Government wants people to switch to cars that do not emit carbon dioxide to eliminate emissions by 2050. By 2030, government wants between 50% and 70% of new cars to be ultra-low emission (plug … Read more
9 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 4 events
2 Sep
2021
Report published
19 May
2021
Report published
16 Apr
2021
Correspondence
11 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
11 Mar 2021
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Low emission cars
Bernadette Kelly CB · Department for Transport Richard Bruce · Department for Transport Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Low emission cars HC 186 19 May 2021 24 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
21 Conclusion Acknowledged
First Report - Low emission cars
There are a range of other issues that will need to be considered as part...
There are a range of other issues that will need to be considered as part of the transition to zero-emission cars. We are concerned about the impact of lost taxes from fuel duty and the potential standstill in technological change … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the need to ensure the tax system encourages EV uptake and that motoring tax revenue keeps pace with the transition, but provides no specific actions or timeline.
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22 Conclusion Acknowledged
First Report - Low emission cars
We questioned the Departments about issues we had heard about businesses not able to charge...
We questioned the Departments about issues we had heard about businesses not able to charge vehicles indoors overnight due to their insurance policies. The Departments did not seem aware of this issue and when the Departments wrote to us, they … Read more
Government Response
The government reiterates its position that it will not intervene in commercial decisions made by insurers regarding indoor vehicle charging, stating this could damage market competition.
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Government Response AI assessment · 24 of 9 classified
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 2
Not Addressed 6
Total 9 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
16 Apr 2021 Correspondence from Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, and Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, re Public Accounts Committee hearing on reducing carbon emissions from cars, 11 March 2021, dated 30 March 2021
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