Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

Whether she plans to retain the zero-emission vehicle mandate.

Tabled: 5 February 2026Answered: 12 February 2026

Asked by

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew Forest West

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)

This Government remain fully committed to the zero emission vehicle transition and the ZEV mandate. In 2025, the UK had the largest electric vehicle market share of any major European economy, thanks to the certainty provided by clear Government policy and the £7.5 billion that we are investing by 2035 to support industry and drivers. The Government will review the mechanisms through which we will achieve the 2030 and 2035 phase-out dates, as planned, in the coming year.