Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of (a) levels of consumer confidence in the reliability of the electric vehicle charging network and (b) the potential impact of those confidence levels on achieving the Government's aim of ending the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.

With over 1 million registered plug-in vehicles in the UK, it is clear that the public recognises the benefits of switching to zero emission vehicles.

In 2021 the Government consulted on measures to improve the consumer experience at public chargepoints and published its response in March 2022. To increase confidence in the charging network, the Government intends to lay legislation in the coming months to improve the accessibility and reliability of the network still further.