Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to support the introduction of electric vehicle charging points at motorway service stations in the North of England.

In May 2020, the Government published a vision for the rapid chargepoint network in England. To deliver this vision, the Rapid Charging Fund has been established to future-proof electrical capacity at motorway and major A road service areas in England, including the North, to prepare the network for a fully electric car and van fleet.

The Government expects the private sector to deliver chargepoints where they are commercially viable, but will intervene where there is a clear market failure.