Diesel Vehicles (non-Euro 6) Scrappage Scheme Bill

A

Bill

To

provide cash incentives to vehicle owners who scrap their non-Euro 6 compliant diesel vehicles

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Section 1: Definitions

1. For the purposes of this Act, the “DVLA” is the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

2. “Euro 6 emissions standards” refers to the emissions standard where Nitrous Oxide emissions must not exceed 0.08g/km for diesels in laboratory conditions.

Section 2: Scrappage Incentive

1. The DVLA will create a non-Euro 6 compliant scrappage scheme for diesel vehicles which do not meet the emissions standard as outlined above.
2. The incentive shall be fixed at £2,000 per vehicle.
3. Funding will be provided for such a purpose to the DVLA by the Department of Transport.
4. The incentive only applies to vehicles that are scrapped, instead of sold.
5. The incentive will continue until 1st January 2032.

Section 3: Cost

1. The maximum possible cost of the project over a 10 year period will be £19,000,000,000, assuming 100% of non-Euro 6 vehicles are scrapped.
2. A more prudent estimation of 66% of vehicles scrapped in a 10 year period will result in a cost of £12,540,000,000 over the period (£1,254,000,000 per annum).

Section 4: Short Title, Commencement and Extent

1. This Act shall be cited as the Diesel Vehicles (non-Euro 6) Scrappage Scheme Act 2021.
2. This Act shall come into force from the 1st January 2022.
3. This Act shall extend to the United Kingdom.

This Bill was submitted by the Rt. Hon Earl of Bournemouth AP KBE PC MP MS MSP FRS, MP for South East London, on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, and is sponsored by the 29th Government.

A01

At the end of Section 2(5), append:

Or until £19,000,000,000 has been spent on the scheme, whichever comes first

This amendment was submitted by His Grace the Duke of Norfolk GCT GCVO GBE CB PC.

A02

After Section 3, insert;

"Section 4: Scheme Extension

1) The relevant Secretary of State may, by Statutory Instrument, extend the scheme's duration subject to the outcome of an affirmative vote of the parliament finding just need for the extension of the program.

2) If an extension is approved beyond the initial ending date of 1st January 2032, the parliament must affirm at least once per year that they find just need for the continued extension of the program.

3) No single statutory instrument extension may permit an extension over three (3) years from the previous end date (extended or not extended), without further statutory instrument or permission from the parliament."

Renumber sections accordingly

This amendment was submitted by The Rt Hon. The Baroness of Motherwell PC MSP.

Vote on the above amendments by the 17th September at 10pm BST.