Electric and Low-emission Vehicles

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:16 am on 15 June 2016.

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Photo of James Heappey James Heappey Conservative, Wells 11:16, 15 June 2016

In advance of the Energy and Climate Change Committee’s hearing about electric cars last week, I did some work to look at the roll-out of petrol pumps for petrol engines a century ago. It was clear that the car came first and the petrol network thereafter. Incentivising the uptake of electric cars must surely be the priority, rather than incentivising the roll-out of charging points. Will the Minister comment on how the Department for Transport and the Treasury intend to compensate for the loss of petrol pump tax revenues as a result of an increased uptake of electric cars?