Skip to main content

Proceeding contribution from Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 May 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Fourth Carbon Budget.


Fourth Carbon Budget

I do not think that the policies that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport has introduced can be characterised in the way that the hon. Gentleman suggests. We recently did some calculations that suggested that, given the prices we have at the petrol pump today, it makes sense to buy an electric vehicle because of the subsidies that the Secretary of State for Transport has announced in co-operation with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor. I believe that the framework has been set for very rapid growth in this area and I am confident that that is what we will see.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
528 c191 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Costs Business Electricity Government assistance EU emissions trading scheme Pollution control Carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions Climate Change Committee
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk