Department for Transport written question – answered at on 10 August 2026.
Siân Berry
Green Party Chief Whip, Green Spokesperson (Democratic Standards), Green Spokesperson (Home), Green Spokesperson (Justice), Green Spokesperson (Transport), Green Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of vehicle manufacturers and automotive industry bodies in the last three months on electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Siân Berry
Green Party Chief Whip, Green Spokesperson (Democratic Standards), Green Spokesperson (Home), Green Spokesperson (Justice), Green Spokesperson (Transport), Green Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of environmental organisations, consumer groups and non-governmental organisations in the last three months regarding electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government maintains ongoing engagement across a wide range of stakeholders including the automotive and electric vehicle charging sectors, industry bodies, environmental organisations, consumer groups, and NGOs regarding electric vehicles and the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
