Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of on street rapid electric car chargers.

There are now over 43,000 public charging devices in the UK, including over 8,000 rapid chargers. The number of rapid chargers has increased by 42 per cent in the past year.

Going forward, the Government expects a market-led rollout for the majority of chargepoints, with Government support focused in two areas: high-powered chargers on the strategic road network and local on-street charging.

The Rapid Charging Fund will support the upgrade of the electricity network to facilitate the installation of rapid and ultra rapid chargers on the strategic road network, where they are best placed to enable longer journeys.

The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund will support local authorities in England to work with industry to transform the availability of charging for drivers without off-street parking.