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Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Electric Vehicles
Friday 23rd May 2025

Asked by: Josh Newbury (Labour - Cannock Chase)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of vehicles rented by his Department are electric vehicles.

Answered by Maria Eagle - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

As of 19th May 2025, 2,588 of the Ministry of Defence's 11,572 vehicles leased through the Phoenix II contract are fully electric, representing 22.36% of the fleet. This does not include hybrid vehicles as the Department is moving towards 100% zero emission vehicles by 2027 in accordance with the Greening Government Commitment.