Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 127372
Electric Vehicles: Low Incomes
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies on (a) electric vehicle uptake, (b) automotive production, and (c) transport affordability for lower-income househo
Answer
Keir MatherThe Department regularly engages with French counterparts on policy, including support for zero emission vehicles, and is carefully reviewing the recent (10 April) announcement of the third iteration of the French Government’s Social Leasing scheme.