Question follow-through · 100727
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total capital and operational cost of transitioning its vehicle fleet to 100% Zero Tailpipe Emissions by 31 December 2027; and what assessm
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2026 · 44 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total capital and operational cost of transitioning its vehicle fleet to 100% Zero Tailpipe Emissions by 31 December 2027; and what assessm
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jan 2026
Answer published
The estimated cost to transition 309 vans from diesel to electric to achieve 100% Zero Tailpipe Emissions (under 3.5 tonnes) by 31 December 2027 is £10.1 million compared with a diesel equivalent of £12.2 million. These costs are based on “whole life cost...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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