Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to deliver accessible electric vehicle charge points across (a) motorways and (b) major ‘A’ road networks with provision that meets (i) current and (ii) projected future demand.

A reliable, accessible public charging network to support EV drivers on long journeys is essential.

On accessibility, the Government will continue to work with industry and other parties to ensure effective implementation of the Publicly Available Standard (PAS) 1899:2022 for chargepoint accessibility. We will work with stakeholders to support the revision of these standards and continue to monitor progress on chargepoint accessibility to assess whether further intervention is needed.

Chargepoint provision on motorways and major A-roads has grown strongly, with now over 6,000 open-access chargepoints within one mile of the Strategic Road Network, more than quadrupling in the last three years (July 2022 – July 2025, Zapmap). The recent Spending Review announced £400 million for charging infrastructure, including to support charging on the Strategic Road Network.