Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has taken steps to assess and act upon the recommendations in the June 2026 report from the APPG for Cycling and Walking, on illegal e-bikes, in particular around police and local authority enforcement.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Enforcement of road traffic law is an operational matter for the police, but the Government has strengthened the tools available to them through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, including new powers to seize vehicles, including illegal e-bikes used antisocially, without first issuing a warning. Local authority Trading Standards services are supported by the Office for Product Safety and Standards which works with them to remove unsafe products from the market.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of making crop-based biofuels eligible under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate on UK (a) food security and (b) agricultural land use.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Secretary of State for Transport has not had discussions with advanced e-SAF producers on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate call for evidence titled “SAF Mandate: SAF supply and industry certainty in an evolving market”, launched on 16 June. Officials hosted an open webinar on 18 June which was attended by a broad range of stakeholders from across the SAF industry. In addition to this, Officials have held three workshops on the contents of the call for evidence. Stakeholders from across the industry were invited, including e-SAF producers.
Government published a call for evidence on crop-derived SAF in December 2025. We requested feedback on the benefits and risks of using crops, including the impact on food security and land use change. Officials are currently reviewing the evidence and we will provide a government response in due course.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with advanced e-SAF producers on the call for evidence on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Secretary of State for Transport has not had discussions with advanced e-SAF producers on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate call for evidence titled “SAF Mandate: SAF supply and industry certainty in an evolving market”, launched on 16 June. Officials hosted an open webinar on 18 June which was attended by a broad range of stakeholders from across the SAF industry. In addition to this, Officials have held three workshops on the contents of the call for evidence. Stakeholders from across the industry were invited, including e-SAF producers.
Government published a call for evidence on crop-derived SAF in December 2025. We requested feedback on the benefits and risks of using crops, including the impact on food security and land use change. Officials are currently reviewing the evidence and we will provide a government response in due course.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what review her Department has undertaken of representations from automotive manufacturers on the costs associated with discounting electric vehicles to meet Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate targets; and what estimate her Department has made of the net cost to manufacturers of compliance with the mandate in each year since its introduction.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government has a long-standing commitment to publish a review of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate to ensure we are taking a pragmatic and balanced approach to the ZEV transition. We intend to conclude the review, which will include a public consultation, in the next six months. We will provide a further update on any potential costs to manufacturers, for example associated with discounting vehicles, and complying with the ZEV Mandate as part of the consultation.
Further information on 2024 manufacturer compliance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicle-emissions-trading-schemes-vets-final-compliance-information-2024
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on projected UK greenhouse gas emissions of the reduction in the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate registration targets.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government has a long-standing commitment to publish a review of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate to ensure we are taking a pragmatic and balanced approach to the ZEV transition. We intend to conclude the review in the next six months. We will conduct a public consultation, which will set out the relevant analysis undertaken, as part of the review process. No policy decisions have yet been made regarding the headline targets or any other aspect of the ZEV Mandate.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the value of investment in (a) vehicle manufacturing, (b) battery production, (c) supply chains, and (d) charging infrastructure that is contingent upon the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate framework.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government recognises the importance of regulatory clarity and stable market conditions in supporting investment across the automotive, charging and related sectors as the UK continues to transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs). The Government is committed to phasing out new cars relying solely on internal combustion engines by 2030 and to all new car and van sales being zero emission by 2035, milestones that provide industry with crucial investment certainty.
The Government has a long-standing commitment to publish a review of the ZEV Mandate to ensure we are taking a pragmatic and balanced approach to the ZEV transition that drives investment. We intend to conclude the review, which will include a public consultation, in the next six months. We will welcome views from across industry and the public during this process.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of environmental organisations, consumer groups and non-governmental organisations in the last three months regarding electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government maintains ongoing engagement across a wide range of stakeholders including the automotive and electric vehicle charging sectors, industry bodies, environmental organisations, consumer groups, and NGOs regarding electric vehicles and the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of vehicle manufacturers and automotive industry bodies in the last three months on electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government maintains ongoing engagement across a wide range of stakeholders including the automotive and electric vehicle charging sectors, industry bodies, environmental organisations, consumer groups, and NGOs regarding electric vehicles and the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that foreign commercial interests do not act to disadvantage domestic producers in the implementation of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate can be met through both domestically produced SAF and SAF imported from abroad. To support the production of domestic SAF to contribute towards Mandate targets, the department has run grant funding programmes such as the Advanced Fuels Fund and will be opening another, the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, this summer.
The Revenue Certainty Mechanism will offer a guaranteed strike price to UK SAF producers to help unlock investment and lower risk to get first-of-a-kind UK SAF projects off the ground. To be eligible to apply for the Low Carbon Fuels Fund or the Revenue Certainty Mechanism, the lead applicant organisation must be registered in the UK and the SAF production plant itself must be located in the UK. These measures will help to ensure that domestic SAF producers are supported.
Asked by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory guidance to local authorities that anyone with a chronic and progressive condition should not be reassessed for a Blue Badge.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Whilst there is no provision in legislation to publish statutory guidance on assessment of progressive and chronic conditions, the Blue Badge Digital Service provides local authorities with the option to mark cases as ‘not needing an evidence review’. This option means that future applications may be assessed without the necessity for an applicant to provide evidence previously submitted, to facilitate an easier and less time-consuming process.