Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what implications the Government's plans for a ban on the sale of new petrol-only and diesel-only vehicles from 2040 has for petrol-electric hybrid vehicles.

We are clear that meeting the 2040 commitment should be industry-led, with Government monitoring developments closely. Against a rapidly evolving international context, we will seek to maintain ambitious targets and our leadership position, intervening firmly if not enough progress is being made. By 2040 almost all new cars and vans will need to deliver a significant proportion of journeys with zero tailpipe emissions. This ambition is technology-neutral, and we welcome any innovative thinking that helps us achieve this ambition. An updated strategy detailing Government’s role in the decarbonisation of road transport will be published before the end of March 2018.