Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in the Easington constituency.

The Office for Low Emission Vehicles has a number of schemes in place to support the installation of electric vehicle chargepoints across the UK. The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme provides a grant of up to £500 to install chargepoints at domestic properties with access to offstreet parking. The Workplace charging scheme is available to businesses, charities, and public sector organisations to install chargepoints for their employees and fleets. A grant of £300 for each socket is available, up to a maximum of 20. Local authorities can apply for the Onstreet Residential Chargepoint Scheme which provides grant funding to install onstreet chargepoints for local residents that lack access to off-street parking, up to a maximum of £7,500 per chargepoint.

The Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill, introduced on 18 October, includes powers to expand deployment of electric vehicle infrastructure across the UK, with requirements for provision at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers.