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Written question asked by David Chaytor (Labour) on Thursday, 9 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 September 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 September 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for Powershift grants for the Toyota Prius were (a) submitted and (b) approved in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05 to date; and how many of the approvals were for (A) new and (B) demonstrator vehicles. - Inc tables. (Holding answer 14 September 2004).
Answer

Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many applications for Powershift grants for the Toyota Prius were (a) submitted and (b) approved in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04 and (iii) 2004-05 to date; and how many of the approvals were for (A) new and (B) demonstrator vehicles. [188996] Mr. Jamieson: [holding answer 14 September 2004]: The Toyota Prius is listed on the PowerShift Register and is eligible for a £700 grant where used in England/ Wales/Northern Ireland. A separate scheme operates in Scotland. The number of applications approved and paid for PowerShift grants for Toyota Prius from year 2002 to date in England/Wales/N Ireland are as follows: (a) Applications submitted and for which a grant offer letter has been issued1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 2002-03 1 2003-04 412 2004-05 1,045 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Number of applications that have failed before reaching grant offer stage is not recorded onto the applications database. (b) Grants paid _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 2002-03 0 2003-04 146 2004-05 1117 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 To end August. A grant is available to the first owner (person or organisation) to register a PowerShift approved vehicle, subject to meeting the usual eligibility criteria (i.e. must operate in England, Wales or Northern Ireland). This includes dealer demonstrator vehicles that are registered, but the number of applications in respect of demonstrator vehicles is not recorded separately.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
424 c1573W;424 c1571W; 188996
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Applications Grants Motor vehicles Toyota Alternative fuels
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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