Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2023 to Question 152223 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which there is a difference in the number of electric vehicle charging points available for public use between (a) London, (b) the rest of England and (c) Wales.

The Government’s priority is to ensure that the right chargepoints are installed in the right places. However, there are no plans for a top-down process as the number of chargepoints needed in areas will depend on consumer travel and charging behaviour. Different approaches will be suitable for different local environments, particularly for those without off-street parking.

The Department for Transport works closely with its counterparts in the devolved administrations to support the transition to zero emission vehicles across the UK.