Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many grants and of what value have been made from the £30 million Depot Charging Scheme to businesses using (a) HGVs (b) coaches (c) other.
As part of the Depot Charging Scheme, launched in July 2025, 92 projects valued at £33 million have been awarded grant funding to support uptake of battery electric (BE) HGVs, vans and coaches by part-funding the installation of charging infrastructure at fleet depots.
These awards break down as follows:
46 projects, totalling £20,078,966, include at least one eligible BE HGV;
3 projects, totalling £1,164,582, include at least one BE coach;
43 projects, totalling £11,701,679, do not include a BE HGV or coach.