Extract from Commons debate on the economy - July 8
Thursday, 9 July 2020 08:26
Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab):...The reason for that
better performance is that France has put in place a greater
stimulus package—or rather, a stimulus package—of £7.5 billion, an
amount not dissimilar to that of other countries in Europe.
Germany’s is even greater. That must be seen against a backdrop of
the support that they had in place for some time for electric
vehicles and hybrids, including EV charge points, as has been
mentioned. That point was recognised by the...Request free trial
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(Lab):...The reason for that better performance is that France has
put in place a greater stimulus package—or rather, a stimulus
package—of £7.5 billion, an amount not dissimilar to that of other
countries in Europe. Germany’s is even greater. That must be seen
against a backdrop of the support that they had in place for some
time for electric vehicles and hybrids, including EV charge points,
as has been mentioned. That point was recognised by the Committee
on Climate Change, which has estimated that we need 29,000
rapid charging points in this country. We have
3,000 at present. France has four times as many. Perhaps one
of the most concerning aspects is that the Chancellor has perhaps
not recognised the signal that that sends to the global
industry...
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