Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114116

Official Cars: Tyres

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made and assessment of data from continental Europe and the United States on the potential benefits of mandating retread tyres in public procurement fleet co

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra is working on a review of the Government Buying Standards which set out how Government procurement can take account of environmental and social impacts whilst ensuring value for money. This review considers the lifecycle impacts of fleet vehicles, i...

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