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Rupa Huq

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Rail Manufacturing: Job Losses
Tuesday 16th April 2024

(7 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Rupa Huq.

Rupa Huq Portrait Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Lab)
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T7. Thank you, and big hugs, Mr Speaker, for the loss of your father.My constituent Joe Stean did the right thing and switched the family car to electric, but now the cost and lack of charging points have put him into fuel poverty. What are the Government doing to encourage charging options for people who do not live in detached homes? Is it true that the new Minister voted against the zero-emissions vehicle mandate?

Justin Tomlinson Portrait Justin Tomlinson
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It is an important point. As a proud electric car driver, I have concerns that not all people have equal access to charging, which I have on the driveway to my house. I was therefore thrilled when the Government managed to deliver a 50% increase in EV charging points in the last year alone.

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