Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help small businesses and individuals from low-income households switch to cleaner forms of transport in order to improve air quality.

The government has allocated £3.5 billion to improve air quality. There are a number of different ways this is being spent. For those areas identified in the 2017 Air Quality Plan as eligible for assistance from the clean air fund, it is for local authorities to consider what grants they may wish to apply for, including support for changes in transport. The Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) offers a comprehensive support package enabling the take up of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) including cars, vans, taxis, buses and motorcycles; grants for supporting consumers install charging infrastructure and funding for local authorities to support those households without off street parking. There is also support for businesses to install charge points at workplaces.