Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between David Simmonds and Andrew Bowie

Tuesday 28th February 2023 Commons Chamber

[David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) (Con)]

I have been hearing from Hillingdon Council and Harrow Council about their ambitious plans to improve my constituents’ access to electric vehicle charging. Does my hon. Friend agree that it should be a higher priority for the Mayor of London to improve access to environmentally friendly transport, rather than imposing a ULEZ?

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Andrew Bowie)]

I could not agree more. Frankly, if the Labour Mayor of London were to focus more on that, rather than imposing yet another tax on the hard-working people of outer London, he might actually not be failing this great capital and its people as much as he is, unlike the two Conservative councils that are acting positively to increase the availability of and accessibility to electric vehicle charging points across the region.