DebateGeneral CommitteeWednesday, 10 June 202614:30

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

This delegated legislation committee will examine proposed changes to the fees charged by the central services that manage Clean Air Zones across England. Clean Air Zones restrict vehicle access in town and city centres based on emissions standards, and this amendment adjusts the charges levied on local authorities or operators for running the scheme's back-office functions. The committee will scrutinise whether the fee structure remains appropriate and proportionate.

Clean Air Zones affect millions of drivers and businesses in urban areas, and the fee structure determines the cost burden on local authorities implementing the policy. How fees are set shapes whether councils can afford to maintain air quality schemes, ultimately influencing air pollution levels and public health outcomes in England's cities.

Environment Transport Local Government

MPs most likely to speak

Heidi AlexanderLabour Party

Swindon South

Secretary of State for Transport — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, transport, local-government (88 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: supportive, transport: neutral, environment: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Jerome MayhewConservative and Unionist Party

Broadland and Fakenham

Shadow Transport — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, transport, local-government (143 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: opposed, transport: questioning, transport: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Simon LightwoodLabour and Co-operative Party

Wakefield and Rothwell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, transport, local-government (174 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: supportive, transport: neutral, transport: opposed (30pts)Voting record

David SimmondsConservative and Unionist Party

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Shadow Levelling Up — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, transport, local-government (146 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: questioning, local-government: opposed, local-government: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Andrew BowieConservative and Unionist Party

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Shadow Energy Security and Net Zero — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on environment, transport, local-government (60 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: opposed, environment: opposed (20pts)Voting record

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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