Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to electric vehicle charging points.

The Government’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategy, published last year, sets out the vision and commitments to make electric vehicle charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling at a petrol station.

Going forward, the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund will support local authorities to work with industry and transform the availability of charging for drivers without off-street parking.

Alongside this, the Government has committed to support new electrical capacity, with the aim of at least 6,000 ultra-rapid chargepoints along motorways and major A-roads by 2035.

The Government also intends to lay legislation in the coming months to improve the consumer experience when using public chargepoints in the UK. This includes ensuring there is a 99% reliability rate at all rapid chargepoints and mandating open data so that they are easy to find using maps and apps.