Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2015 to Question 5102, what funding his Department plans to make available to promote the construction of charging points for electric cars over the next five years.

The Government is currently funding the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme, which helps eligible plug-in car drivers with the upfront cost of installing a domestic chargepoint through a 75% grant of up to £700; as well as 75% grants up to a maximum of £7,500 per installation for chargepoints alongside on-street residential parking. Our Road Investment Strategy includes funding of £15m between 2015 and 2020 for a national network of chargepoints on the strategic road network. Further details of the Government’s £500 million investment in ultra low emission vehicles will be announced in due course.