Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on completing the fast-charging network for electric vehicles.

The roll out of rapid charging is an opportunity to remove range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers across the roads network. Highways England have now completed their commitment to ensure there is a rapid chargepoint every 20 miles along 95% of the Strategic Road Network by March 2020. By 2023, we aim to have at least six high powered, open access?chargepoints at motorway service areas in England, with some larger sites having as many as 10-12, and by 2035 we expect the number to increase to around 6,000 high powered chargers across the network. This will be supported by a Rapid Charging Fund, part of the £500m support for charging infrastructure announced at March Budget. We plan to set out how the Rapid Charging Fund will work in due course.