Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £1 billion to cut costs for businesses, drive growth and clean up UK roads, published on 25 March 2026, over what period will the £1 billion funding package be spent; how much funding within the package is classified as (a) capital expenditure and (b) resource expenditure; whether the £170 million allocated to the Depot Charging Scheme forms part of the £1 billion total announced; and what estimate her Department has made of the number of depot charging installations expected to be supported by the £170 million boost to the Depot Charging Scheme.
Answered by Keir Mather
The £1 billion in funding to support businesses to transition to zero emission commercial vehicles is classified as capital expenditure. The £171 million allocated to the Depot Charging Scheme is part of the £1 billion total, alongside £877 million for the Zero Emission Van Grant and Zero Emission Truck Grant. The Depot Charging Scheme is demand led and the number of grants offered will be dependent on the needs of businesses across the UK.
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