Asked by: Lord Birt (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of vehicles used to transport ministers on official business are wholly electric.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government Car Service fleet is currently 39% wholly electric and a further 56% hybrid.
Asked by: Josh Newbury (Labour - Cannock Chase)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of vehicles rented by her Department are electric vehicles.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
For security reasons, specific details in relation to the use of official cars, including the make and model of vehicles, are not released.
Guidance relating to the use of official cars in the Government Car Service is set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 16598 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether he has a target date for the Government Car Service to move to a fully-electric fleet.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare
The Government remains committed to its target for all government vehicles to be zero emission by the end of 2027. The Government Car Service will continue working towards this goal, aligning its transition plans with the broader objectives set for the fleet.
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question HL2999 on Ministers: Official Cars, to which Department each of the (a) electric and (b) hybrid cars was allocated.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare
Departments are allocated a combination of electric and hybrid vehicles based on operational and security requirements. However, details of the specific vehicles allocated to individual Ministers or departments are not disclosed. Sharing this information, particularly when combined with other publicly available details, could compromise the security of Ministers and their transport arrangements.
Asked by: Mike Amesbury (Independent - Runcorn and Helsby)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the safety of electric (a) cars, (b) bikes and (c) scooters.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Road safety and the safety of electric vehicles is of paramount importance to the Government and is kept under regular review. The Government monitors road safety for all vehicles, these official statistics are regularly published on Department for Transport's website.
(a) All new cars require approval before they can be registered on the roads of Great Britain, to ensure they meet prescribed safety requirements.
(b) E-cycles are regulated under product safety laws and manufacturers must ensure they are safe and provide instructions for safe use before they are placed on the market. The Office for Product Safety and Standards, alongside Trading Standards, have the powers to remove unsafe or non-compliant products from the market.
(c) Safety is our top priority as we consider next steps and potential policy solutions for micromobility, including e-scooters
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question HL2426 on Ministers: Official Cars, how many of those cars in each year listed were electric cars.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare
The number of electric vehicles in the Government Car Service operational fleet for the specified years is:
1.2016: 4
2. 2023: 36
3.2024: 36
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 7004 on Department of Health and Social Care: Official Cars, whether any of the three vehicles are electric cars.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued. The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 11964 on Cabinet Office: Official Cars, what the security reasons are for not disclosing the number of allocated departmental Government Car Service cars that are electric.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare
For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles, or any other information which could identify the vehicle are not issued.
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7006 on Department for Business and Trade: Official Cars, how many of those allocated three vehicles are electric cars.
Answered by Justin Madders
For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 7018 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Official Cars, how many of those allocated two vehicles are electric cars.
Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)
For security reasons specific details of allocations including make and model of vehicles are not issued.
The arrangements relating to the usage of vehicles in the Government Car Service are set out in the Civil Service Management Code.