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Ministry of Justice: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 13 November 2025UIN 87861

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s length bodies have spent on (i) installing electric vehicle charging facilities and (ii) purchasing electric vehicles since 4 July 2024; and what estimate their Department has made of the difference in capital cost between (A) the electric vehicles purchased by their Department and (B) comparable (1) petrol and (2) diesel models.

Answered by Jake Richards

Since 4 July 2024, the Department and its arm’s length bodies have spent £3,537 on the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities.

Since 4 July 2024, the Department and its arm's length bodies have spent £483,909 on the purchase of electric vehicles.

The Department estimates that the capital cost of the electric vehicles purchased is approximately £11,545 higher than comparable petrol or diesel models.

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