§ Jackie BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 8 December 1998, Official Report, column 118, on the Energy Savings Trust, what was the value of the grants awarded for the purchase or conversion of electric vehicles. [64142]
§ Mr. MealeThe Energy Saving Trust has provided grants totalling £501,500 for the purchase or conversion of electric vehicles.
§ Jackie BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many grants, and of what value, have been awarded as part of the Powershift programme to overseas-based companies for the conversion of vehicles to run on electricity. [64005]
§ Mr. MealeNo grants have been provided to companies not registered in the UK for the purchase or conversion of vehicles to run on electricity. One grant of £120,000 was made available to a company registered outside the UK for the purchase of 6 electric buses for use in a demonstration project in Merseyside.