Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what records they have, if any, of the total numbers of local authority (1) owned, and (2) operated, vehicles; what percentage of those are (a) electric, or (b) hydrogen, powered; what targets have they set, if any, for local authorities to increase the percentage of their fleets which are zero carbon; and when they forecast any such targets will be reached.

Local Authorities are autonomous bodies who have the power to make internal decisions regarding their fleets. The Government does not currently collect data on the breakdown of vehicle types in the local government fleet, or data on the emissions from those vehicles.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) collects data on local emissions as a whole, and is responsible for public sector decarbonisation. The Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV) is responsible for the deployment of low carbon vehicles, including the decarbonisation of government fleets. OZEV's Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy will set out the role of local authorities in contributing to the rollout of electric vehicles.