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Lord Harper (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 September 2025

Debate

Road Pricing

Contribution

My Lords, this is one of those occasions on which I hope the Minister will welcome the fact that I strongly agree with him. I am very pleased that he has adopted the policy that we set out in our manifesto at the election to rule out road pricing. As the noble Lord opposite said, most people in this country go to work in a car and depend on their cars. If the cost of motoring becomes cheaper as people get more electric vehicles, protecting the environment, we should welcome that it has become cheaper, not look for opportunities to make it more expensive. I urge the Minister to maintain the policy of no road pricing, however seductively I suspect Treasury officials will try to suggest that he change it.

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