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Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Afzal KhanLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 52652

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a zero emission vehicle mandate for heavy duty vehicles.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The Government believes that more needs to be done to decarbonise the road freight sector. We are currently considering our regulatory approach for decarbonising new non-zero emission heavy goods vehicles and look forward to engaging the sector on this in due course.

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