Ultra Low Emission Zones 2022-11-24
2022-11-24
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Q1
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The question arises from the need to assess public opinion and engagement with ULEZ schemes in London.
What assessment has been made of the level of public support for ultra low emission zone schemes?
Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and Transport for London, which includes decisions about the London ultra low emission zone. It is the Mayor of London and TfL's responsibility to consult and ensure that residents and businesses are fully engaged with the ULEZ and that their feedback is properly considered and responded to.
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Assessment & feedback
The question specifically asked for an assessment of public support, but the answer did not provide any such assessment or statistics. It instead shifted responsibility to TfL and the Mayor of London.
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Q2
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The question is prompted by concerns that the UK is at risk of missing its target for charging points by 17 years, which could stall the switch to electric vehicles. The Government's rapid charging fund trials have been delayed.
One way to build local support for promoting electric vehicles is by incentivising the switch to electric vehicles, but at the pace the Government are going, the UK is set to miss the target for 300,000 charge points not by one year or two years but by 17 years. This risks stalling the switch, and this week we learned that, far from charging ahead, this Government are slipping back, with rapid charging fund trials delayed.
The Government are committed to decarbonising transport across the piece, whether it is in rail, road or my own section of buses. We have already seen hundreds of zero-emission buses delivered in London and thousands across the country.
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The question specifically asked about delays in rapid charging fund trials and missed targets for charge points, but the answer shifted to a general commitment towards decarbonisation without addressing any specifics regarding electric vehicles or charging infrastructure.
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