Question follow-through · 38240

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of exempting electric bus operators from Ofgem’s residual network charge reforms in 2023 on those operators.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
20 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of exempting electric bus operators from Ofgem’s residual network charge reforms in 2023 on those operators.

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    My department continues to support bus decarbonisation, and to engage closely with both Ofgem and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.Ofgem is aware that the reforms are causing concerns for a small number of specialist sites, and are active i...

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