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Buses and Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 18 October 2024UIN 8554

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the zero emission vehicle mandate to include (a) trucks and (b) buses.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

To meet net zero, both the HGV and bus sectors will need to decarbonise. The Government has not made a detailed assessment of the merits or feasibility of extending the zero emission vehicle mandate.

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