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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Asked by Jerome MayhewConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 127482

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 123864 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will provide a breakdown of the funding allocated at (a) Autumn Budget 2024, (b) Spending Review 2025 and (c) Autumn Budget 2025 by (i) support for electric vehicle uptake and (ii) investment in charging infrastructure.

Answered by Keir Mather

The funding breakdown is as follows:

Autumn Budget 2024: £120 million for zero emission vehicle uptake and £200 million for charging infrastructure.

Spending Review 2025: £1.4 billion for zero emission vehicle uptake and £400 million for charging infrastructure.

Autumn Budget 2025: £1.3 billion for zero emission vehicle uptake and £200 million for charging infrastructure.

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