Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of motorway service stations have grid connectivity suitable for providing electric vehicle charging stations.

Almost all motorway service areas in England already have electric vehicle chargepoints, though in many locations there will only be one or two lower powered chargers at present. To make faster charging more readily available across the motorway network, Government is working with industry to ensure that every motorway service area in England has at least six high powered chargepoints by the end of 2023, including through Ofgem’s £300m Green Recovery Scheme which is providing network upgrades at over 50 service stations. Government is also launching the £950m Rapid Charging Fund to provide the network upgrades required to support the growth of electric vehicle charging for decades to come.