Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 64139
Motor Vehicles: Sales
Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Matt Western
Labour — Warwick and Leamington
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains her Department's policy to (a) phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 and (b) ensure that all new car sales are for Zero Emission Vehicles by 2035.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodOn 7 April the Government confirmed it is committed to phasing out the sale of new cars that rely solely on a petrol or diesel engine by 2030, and phasing out all new non-zero emission cars and vans by 2035.