Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2021 to Question 138893, when the remaining £14 million of the £20 million allocated for ORCS for the financial year 2020-21 is planned to be distributed to local authorities; and whether it has already been determined which local authorities will receive this funding.

The On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) is a demand-led fund open to all UK local authorities to apply to. Funding is awarded following successful applications from local authorities, and as such the distribution of funds is not pre-determined. There has been a record number of projects funded this year, and applications to the Scheme are still being received. The Government regularly considers other opportunities to support local authorities in maximising the provision of EV infrastructure and will take action if it deems it appropriate.