Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the On-Street Residential Scheme is still available; whether Durham County Council has (a) applied for and (b) been allocated funding under that scheme; and which town and parish councils in County Durham have (i) applied for and (ii) been allocated funding under that scheme.

The On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), which local authorities can apply to for funding chargepoints for their residents without off-street parking, is still available. This year funding has been doubled twice, to £20 million. Durham County Council have been allocated funding for two ORCS projects this financial year, which will see 60 chargepoints installed across the County’s parish councils. As the Highways Authority for the area, Durham County Council have applied and will manage the projects on behalf of, and in collaboration with, the parish councils. We encourage any local authorities who have not yet taken advantage of the scheme to do so.