Written questions

Buses: Electric Vehicles

Commons · Question 7382 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 10 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the tariff level applied to imported electric buses on local production; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising that

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 10 Oct 2024

In setting tariffs, the Government takes into account the interests of UK consumers, producers, productivity, competitiveness, and external trade, as well as wider considerations such as strategic trade objectives.As with all policy, the Government welcom...