Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of public chargepoints (1) in operation, and (2) planned, that are suitable for commercial vehicles including HGVs.

Information on UK’s publicly available charging devices is published quarterly. The most recent release from April 2023 can be found on the government website. Vehicles such as vans can use these charge points.

As committed to in Future of Freight: a long term plan, which was published in June 2022, the Department is developing a zero emission heavy goods vehicle (HGV) infrastructure strategy for publication in early 2024. This will set strategic direction and outline the respective roles and responsibilities of both government and industry to ensure the delivery of the refuelling and recharging infrastructure required to meet the end of sale dates for new non-zero emission HGVs.