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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

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.