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.