Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Parliament voted on 16 June 2026 to approve the Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, passing the measure by 262 votes to 86. The regulations update the fee structure for central services supporting Clean Air Zones in England, which are designated areas where local authorities charge higher-polluting vehicles to drive in order to reduce harmful emissions. The vote matters because Clean Air Zones depend on a central technical and administrative infrastructure, covering functions such as the national back-office system that processes vehicle checks and payment data. The fees set by these regulations determine what local authorities are charged for using that central system. Getting the fee structure right affects whether councils can run their zones sustainably, and ultimately whether the zones remain viable tools for reducing air pollution in cities and towns across England. Labour MPs voted unanimously in favour, with 225 Labour and 26 Labour and Co-operative members supporting the regulations and none voting against. Conservatives provided the overwhelming bulk of opposition, with 80 of their MPs voting no and none voting in favour. The Democratic Unionist Party sent all four of its voting members into the no lobby, and Reform UK contributed two no votes. The Green Party backed the government with all five of its MPs voting aye. The result was never seriously in doubt given the government's majority, and the vote follows the broader pattern of the current Parliament in which the Conservatives and smaller right-leaning parties have consistently opposed extensions and updates to Clean Air Zone regulation while Labour and the Greens have supported them.