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HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI can confirm to the right hon. and learned Gentleman that smaller and micro manufacturers are exempt from the ZEV mandate, but they will need to comply with the 2035 complete…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThat is precisely what we have done. I reassure my hon. Friend that I have been in touch directly with Jaguar Land Rover over the last couple of days, and I am pleased that we…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that question. He is right to mention the second-hand market: 80% of car purchases in any given year are in the second-hand market. I am told…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI thank my hon. Friend for that question. We are working with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the battery health check issue that he raises. I assure him that…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThe hon. Member will be aware that the Cabinet Office leads on the EU reset negotiations, so she might most appropriately put that question to my colleagues in the Cabinet Office.…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateWe will continue to roll out the electric charging infrastructure, which is really important to give consumers confidence. The time to switch to EVs is now. We will continue to…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateWe issued guidance to local authorities before Christmas on cross-pavement solutions, and we are offering a grant of up to £350 for households with on-street parking. I hope those…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI would like to put on record my thanks to the Scottish Government for their assistance in working at pace over the past couple of days. I committed to the hon. Gentleman’s…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateAs I may have said to other colleagues, JLR will stand to benefit from the flexibilities we have announced today: the increased borrowing flexibility; the extension and the…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThe hon. Gentleman is telling me that he has one, which is fantastic—he is clearly leading the way. This is a massive industrial opportunity for this country and we need to give…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateWe are confirming today that we will maintain the existing CO2 scores for plug-in hybrids instead of using the revised scores that are now being used in the EU. That will be of…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateMcLaren will, of course, benefit from the exemption we have announced today for small and micro manufacturers. We are considering our position regarding the imposition of tariffs,…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateMy hon. Friend is totally right. This is a critical issue. The guidance that we published before Christmas is vital, as is the grant we are giving to households.07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI can assure the hon. Gentleman that I am in regular contact with the Energy Secretary to ensure that we have the grid connections and capability for the EV charging…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThis is a partnership between public investment and the private sector. I assure my hon. Friend that we will be paying attention to Bournemouth, as we will to all other parts of…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateOfficials in my Department are looking at this issue very closely. I would be interested in learning more from the hon. Member about the visit she made to the business in her…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateEverything that the Government are doing, and everything in the announcement, is about ensuring that our British businesses are competitive. I am pleased to hear that Lotus is…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI assure the hon. Lady that an analysis of environmental impacts has been done, and that relates to both carbon emissions and air pollution.07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateWe increased the installation of EV charging infrastructure in rural areas by 45% in the last year. I hope that my hon. Friend and his constituents will start to see the fruits of…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateWe regularly talk to manufacturers and other organisations that are interested in the move to connected and autonomous vehicles, and we are open to exploring how that might work…07 Apr 2025