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Electric Vehicles: Low Incomes

Commons · Question 127372 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies on (a) electric vehicle uptake, (b) automotive production, and (c) transport affordability for lower-income househo

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 21 Apr 2026

The Department regularly engages with French counterparts on policy, including support for zero emission vehicles, and is carefully reviewing the recent (10 April) announcement of the third iteration of the French Government’s Social Leasing scheme.