Question follow-through · 129476
Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department encourages officials to rent electric vehicles when hiring vehicles for official business.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department encourages officials to rent electric vehicles when hiring vehicles for official business.
28 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government’s policy is that all official travel must be efficient and cost-effective. The Department does encourage the use of electric vehicles for vehicle hire. However, short-term vehicle hires can happen at short notice and are subject to vehicle ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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