Electric Vehicles: Transition Debate

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Electric Vehicles: Transition

Baroness Kramer Excerpts
Wednesday 11th February 2026

(4 days, 7 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Blake of Leeds Portrait Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)
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I do not have those statistics to hand, but I will do my very best to get them to the noble Lord.

Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer (LD)
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My Lords, where do the Government now stand on cutting VAT on public charging of EVs from 20% to 5% to match home charging? Are we at risk of the costs of operating an EV making it an unviable choice for anyone without a driveway?

Baroness Blake of Leeds Portrait Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)
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It is important to recognise that any decisions about VAT on all these measures will be a matter for the Treasury, which will, obviously, be looking at all the impacts of any policy change as we go forward.