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Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

Asked by Graham LeadbitterScottish National PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 April 2025UIN 44034

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she considered making an environmental impact assessment on the decision to ban volumetric concrete mobile plants in 2028.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

As part of its consideration of the evidence, the Department for Transport has assessed the potential environmental impacts in accordance with the Environment Act 2021 which requires Ministers of the Crown to have ‘due regard’ to the environmental principles policy statement when making policy.

Current exemptions to weight limits for VCMs will expire in 2028. This policy is being maintained.

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