Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the results of the government consultation on the availability and accessibility of public electric car charging infrastructure will be published.

The Government is committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusively designed electric vehicle (EV) charging network is available for all consumers.

We have consulted on using our powers under the Automated Electric Vehicles Act (2018) to improve the consumer experience at public chargepoints. Proposals included opening public chargepoint data; improving the reliability of the network; streamlining the payment methods offered to drivers; and increasing pricing transparency. We are seeking to lay legislation in 2022.

We have also consulted on introducing accessibility requirements at EV chargepoints in autumn 2021. We will publish a response in 2022.