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Treasury: Electric Vehicles

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 88352

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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 Dan Tomlinson

The Treasury occupy three sites: Horse Guards Road in London, Feethams House in Darlington, and Rosebery Court in Norwich. These premises are managed by the Government Property Agency, who have responsibility for the facilities management across all locations.

The Treasury does not own any vehicles.

Information relating to arms-length-bodies is not held centrally.

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