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Hybrid Vehicles: Safety

Asked by Jerome MayhewConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 122294

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116554, whether she plans to assess the effectiveness of the analysis conducted by Thatcham Research.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department has no current plans to undertake assessment of the effectiveness of the analysis conducted by Thatcham Research.

Where assessment and research are necessary to support policy development and decisions the Government draws on a broad range of evidence. This includes using existing independent evidence, where it is sourced from robust and reliable research, alongside commissioning specific Government-funded studies when necessary to fill evidence gaps or complement and corroborate existing findings.

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