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Northern Ireland Office: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87873

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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

Answered by Hilary Benn

The Department and its arm’s length bodies have not purchased any electric vehicles, nor installed any electric vehicle charging facilities since 4 July 2024.

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