Britain’s Battery Future Report

Lord Ravensdale Excerpts

Monday 13th April 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)]

We are supporting the performance and efficacy of the ZEV mandate in the transition to additional electric vehicles on the roads and in line with our net-zero commitments. We are supporting that through a range of measures to support people to transition to zero-emission vehicles and to support the expansion of charging infrastructure. On the question of road pricing, let me follow up with the noble Lord and write to him on that question.

[Lord Ravensdale (CB)]

My Lords, I declare my interest as a chief engineer working for AtkinsRéalis. High electricity prices feature strongly in the report as a barrier to investment. There is no easy fix here, but does the Minister agree that the Government need to take a more fundamental look at the electricity market, whether that involves market reform or system design, because prioritising cheap as well as clean electricity is fundamental to the future of industry and growth in the UK?

[Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)]

We have set out in our Clean Power 2030 Action Plan a road to energy security, and to the clean power the country needs, to provide clean energy for the future as well as securing our energy independence. We have seen the importance of that in recent months. We have also taken steps to cut energy costs for industry, particularly in areas of the industrial strategy that are especially energy-intensive.