Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s length bodies have spent on (i) installing electric vehicle charging facilities and (ii) purchasing electric vehicles since 4 July 2024; and what estimate their Department has made of the difference in capital cost between (A) the electric vehicles purchased by their Department and (B) comparable (1) petrol and (2) diesel models.

Currently, the electric vehicles available for use in the department are leased. The department has not purchased any electric vehicles in the period since July 2024.

From 4 July 2024 to date, DWP has spent £263,176.93 to install electric vehicle chargers. By comparison, £2,001,388.61 was spent in the year 2023-24

No assessment has been made of the difference between the capital costs of electric vehicles and of petrol and diesel vehicles.

We do not hold the Arms Length Bodies information being asked for.