Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate

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Monday 7th April 2025

(1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Heidi Alexander Portrait Heidi Alexander
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Those are matters that the Department constantly reviews. Regarding grid capacity, I refer the hon. Gentleman to my earlier answer to the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Nick Timothy).

Sally Jameson Portrait Sally Jameson (Doncaster Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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To make sure the transition is a success, can the Secretary of State confirm that the Government’s wider industrial strategy will back British auto manufacturers and British supply chains further and ensure that this is a place-based growth agenda for all our communities?

Heidi Alexander Portrait Heidi Alexander
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I can confirm that for my hon. Friend, and we will be publishing the industrial strategy soon. This is about creating the jobs of the future in high-skilled industries and the right conditions for growth, and that is completely what the Government are committed to doing.