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Zero emission vehicles and road pricing

Status: Closed Opened: 18 Dec 2020 Closed: 14 Nov 2022 14 recommendations 4 conclusions 1 report

This inquiry will consider the implications of accelerating the shift to zero emission vehicles and the potential for introducing road pricing, or pay-as-you-drive, schemes. The Transport Committee was one of the six commissioning committees behind the first UK-wide Climate Assembly, which published its report in September 2020. The Assembly put the emphasis on moving to … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Zero emission vehicles HC 27 28 Jul 2021 18 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
12 Recommendation First Report - Zero emission vehicles Deferred

The Government must amend the wayleave regime for installing charging infrastructure to ensure that that...

The Government must amend the wayleave regime for installing charging infrastructure to ensure that that regime does not act as a barrier to roll-out.

Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts the principle, agreeing that wayleaves can be a barrier. They have launched a Land Rights and Consents project to explore these issues and gather evidence but are not yet in a position to prescribe specific solutions or amend the regime.
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Department for Transport

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
23 Jun 2021 Rachel Maclean MP · Department for Transport, Richard Bruce · Department for Transport View ↗
9 Jun 2021 Andrew Hickford · Leeds City Council, Graeme Cooper · National Grid, Lucy Hayward-Speight · Transport for London, Mr Peter Molyneux · Transport for the North, Roger Hunter · Shell UK, Tanya Sinclair · Chargepoint View ↗
28 Apr 2021 Caterina Brandmayr · Green Alliance, Ed Birkett · Policy Exchange, Edward Leigh · Smarter Cambridge Transport, Mr Eamonn Ives · Centre for Policy Studies, Ms Claire Haigh · Greener Transport Solutions, Professor Philip Booth · Institute of Economic Affairs, Sarah Owen-Vandersluis · KPMG View ↗

Who gave evidence

15 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Andrew Hickford · Project Manager Leeds City Council 1
Caterina Brandmayr · Head of climate policy Green Alliance 1
Ed Birkett · Head of Energy and Environment Policy Exchange 1
Edward Leigh · Chair Smarter Cambridge Transport 1
Graeme Cooper · Head of Future Markets National Grid 1
Lucy Hayward-Speight · Transport Strategy & Planning Manager – Air Quali… Transport for London 1
Mr Eamonn Ives · Head of Energy and Environment Policy Centre for Policy Studies 1
Mr Peter Molyneux · Major Roads Director Transport for the North 1
Ms Claire Haigh · Founder and Chief Executive Officer Greener Transport Solutions 1
Professor Philip Booth · Senior Academic Fellow Institute of Economic Affairs 1
Rachel Maclean MP · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 1
Richard Bruce · Job share, Director, Energy, Technology and Innov… Department for Transport 1
Roger Hunter · Vice President Electric Mobility Shell UK 1
Sarah Owen-Vandersluis · Head of Public Sector Mobility and Trade Lead Par… KPMG 1
Tanya Sinclair · Senior Policy Director for Europe Chargepoint 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
13 Jul 2021 — Correspondence from Rachel Maclean MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, …
13 Jul 2021 — Correspondence from Rachel Maclean MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, …