Question follow-through · 16016

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of classifying bi-directional EV charging as an Energy Saving Material.

answeredTreasury

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
3 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of classifying bi-directional EV charging as an Energy Saving Material.

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The installation of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs) in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a relevant charitable purpose benefits from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027. Following a Call for Evidence (CfE) last year,...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Inheritance Tax

27 Jan 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to business property relief on (a) family businesses and (b) the UK economy.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Taxation: Electronic Government

22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Making Tax Digital; and what steps she is taking to improve customer service for businesses.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Jim Ratcliffe

10 Jun 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she met Sir Jim Radcliffe in April 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

High Speed 2 Line: Finance

18 Jun 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the delay to HS2 on devolved capital budgets.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Inheritance Tax: Valuation

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of homeowners whose property is above the free home care threshold but below the £1 million Inheritance Tax Allowance; and whether her Department plans to take ste

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Housing: Inheritance Tax

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of inheritance tax rules on housing supply.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Expenditure

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has provided guidance on government departments analogising UK Government expenditure to household budgets.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Whisky: Scotland

3 Sept 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the Scotch Whisky industry.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Whisky: Employment

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in response to the Question from the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey on 9 September 2025, Official Report, column 724

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Spirits: Excise Duties

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in response to the Question from the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey on 9 September 2025, Official Report, column 724

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Spirits: Excise Duties

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in response to the Question from the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey on 9 September 2025, Official Report, column 724

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Houses: Closures

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in response to the Question from the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey on 9 September 2025, Official Report, column 724