Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Matt Western Excerpts
Thursday 24th November 2022

(1 year, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Richard Holden Portrait Mr Holden
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I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the report to me. I have seen it, and I will ensure that my officials consider it as part of the body of evidence to support the case for improvements to the A5. I would also be delighted to meet him and other colleagues to discuss this matter further.

Matt Western Portrait Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab)
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On all A roads, as with the A5, there is a need for rapid charge points, but more widely we need more public charging points, as only 800 are currently being delivered per month. Will the Secretary of State update this House on his meetings with the Business Secretary on delivering this priority?

Richard Holden Portrait Mr Holden
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Meetings are in progress, and we will look further at this strategy and how we can more rapidly roll out electric vehicle charging points across the country, including rapid charge points, which are being rolled out to our motorway service station network as well.