Oral Answers to Questions

Glyn Davies Excerpts

Tuesday 11th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con)]

1. What recent steps his Department has taken to support the development of electric vehicles.

[Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con)]

13. What recent steps his Department has taken to support the development of electric vehicles.

[The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Greg Clark)]

In May I announced an additional £28 million, from the £250 million Faraday challenge, for the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, where industry will test next generation world-leading technologies.

[Greg Clark]

I completely agree with my hon. Friend. She is right to point out the connections between our energy systems and the future of mobility in how we drive cars. That is why the industrial strategy sets up both as grand challenges and why the Faraday Challenge addresses both of them.

[Glyn Davies]

The Welsh Government are also promoting the development of electric vehicles, including the associated network of electric charging points. What steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure liaison across the border between England and Wales to deliver the best possible distribution of electric vehicle charging points?

[Greg Clark]

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It is clear that if drivers are to have the confidence that they will be able to charge their vehicles, every part of the United Kingdom needs to be a part of that. My hon. Friends and I have regular discussions with the Welsh Government, and the roll-out of the charging network is in all parts of the United Kingdom.