Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 7382

Buses: Electric Vehicles

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the tariff level applied to imported electric buses on local production; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising that

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
In setting tariffs, the Government takes into account the interests of UK consumers, producers, productivity, competitiveness, and external trade, as well as wider considerations such as strategic trade objectives.As with all policy, the Government welcom...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 7382) →