The petition of residents of the constituency of Chipping Barnet,
Declares that, in the light of the significant increase to the cost of living, it would be wholly wrong for new charges on driving to be introduced by the Mayor of London; further that new charges would add to already strained household budgets; and further that petitioners strongly oppose the Mayor of London’s proposal to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover Barnet and the whole of Greater London, as well as his plans for pay-per-mile road charging.
The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to press the Mayor of London to drop his proposals to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover Barnet and Greater London, as well as his plans for pay-per-mile road charging.
And the petitioners remain, etc.—[Presented by Theresa Villiers, Official Report, 8 March 2023; Vol. 729, c. 381.]
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Observations from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Richard Holden):
This is a devolved policy area: transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, and he is responsible for transport policy decisions including on road schemes which charge users. It is for him to fund the cost of expanding the ULEZ; he cannot use any Government grant money to fund this. We would encourage residents and MPs to engage with the Mayor of London, the London Assembly, and Transport for London on this matter.