Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2019 to Question 240013, how much of the 2018/19 £200 million budget has been allocated to (a) support for the purchase of vehicles, (b) the installation of the necessary recharging and refuelling infrastructure, (c) a focused R&D programme to support development of innovative technologies, (d) a joint government - industry communications campaign and (e) support for local authorities to introducing a range of policies to support wider ULEV uptake in their areas respectively.

Of the £200m the Government has allocated towards supporting the market for ultra-low emission vehicles in 2018/19 we are forecast to spend (a) nearly £140m to support the purchase of ultra low emission vehicles; (b) over £25m to support the installation of charging and refuelling infrastructure; (c) more than £25m on R&D for the development of innovative technologies delivered through Innovate UK; (d) around £0.7m on a joint government-industry communications campaign; and (e) over £26m to support local authorities.

In 2018, the UK was the second largest market for ultra low emission vehicles in the EU accounting for nearly 20% of registrations, and 1 in 5 electric cars sold in Europe last year was made in the UK. In 2018, sales of ultra low emission vehicles were 2.6% of all new cars, up from 1.8% in 2017.

Thanks to Government leadership, private sector investment and Local Authority engagement, the UK now has over 17,000 public chargepoints. At least 1,700 are rapid devices - one of the largest networks in Europe.

We are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for automotive and other advanced manufacturing.