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Debate between Nadhim Zahawi and Damian Hinds(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Nadhim Zahawi
The hon. Gentleman is right to raise this issue. Our grant scheme and the £400 million charging infrastructure investment fund will see thousands more electric vehicle charging points installed across the whole UK.
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
To accelerate take-up, first, we need to have more people having an electric vehicle in their consideration set, so alongside communications to consumers can the Minister look at the pivotal role played by dealers in getting more people to take a test drive?
Nadhim Zahawi
My right hon. Friend raises an important point. Different touch points with consumers are important. For example, when people go for a replacement tax on their car, they should be immediately alerted to the fact that, instead of paying that tax, they could pay for a new electric vehicle.
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Debate between Nadhim Zahawi and Damian Hinds(14 years, 7 months ago)
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Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con)
9. What steps he is taking to assist disabled people to work.
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
12. What steps he is taking to assist disabled people to work.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Miller)
Nearly half of all disabled people are already in employment. However, many more could work with the right support, and want to do so. We have announced plans to implement the Work programme, which will provide personalised help to those and other customers to return to work, and we will also ensure that there is a specialist package of provision to help the most severely disabled people.