Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a car scrappage scheme in the South East to support residents in counties bordering Greater London to switch to greener vehicles following the Ultra Low Emission Zone expansion.

The expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone across London is a matter for the devolved Greater London Authority. Any concerns about the adequacy of the Mayor of London’s proposed scrappage scheme are matters for them.

Whilst the Government has no current plans for a national scrappage scheme, it already provides incentives for consumers and businesses to purchase and run zero emission vehicles, including lower tax rates for the cleanest vehicles, funding to support electric vehicle chargepoint installation and plug-in vehicle grants.