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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 November 2025UIN 87865

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, 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 Samantha Dixon

The Department has not purchased any electric vehicles since 4 July 2024.

The Department has also not incurred any expenditure on the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities since 4 July 2024.

We do not hold information of this nature in relation to our arm’s length bodies.

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