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Department for Business and Trade: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 87868

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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 Kate Dearden

Since 4 July 2024, the Department for Business and Trade and its arm’s length bodies have spent £9,066.00 on the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities.

The Department and its arm’s length bodies have not purchased any electric vehicles since 4 July 2024.

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