Question follow-through · 77251

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on increasing EV charging infrastructure initiatives in under-served (a) urban and (b) rural areas.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
14 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on increasing EV charging infrastructure initiatives in under-served (a) urban and (b) rural areas.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Government’s £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund allocated capital and resource funding across all higher tier local authorities (LAs) in England, to ensure chargepoint rollout across the country including in under-served urban and rur...

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