Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

What steps her Department is taking to support people with the increase in the cost of living.

Tabled: 15 March 2022Answered: 21 March 2022

Asked by

Richard Burgon

LabourLeeds East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

Dan Tomlinson

I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. The Government are fully committed to doing all they can to supporting the UK car industry to grow, invest and provide employment in constituencies such as his and in other important sites across the country. Specifically on the employee car ownership scheme, we should be clear that private use of a company car is a valuable benefit to an employee but it is also right that company car tax is paid on it, ensuring fairness with other taxpayers who pay tax on cars provided by their employers. That said, I would be happy to meet—