Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will commission and publish an integrated cross-departmental strategy for the development of an electric vehicle charge point network across the United Kingdom (1) covering the ready availability of charge points where people live and work, (2) ensuring that charge points are as simple to use as petrol pumps, and (3) covering the development of the National Grid to supply power to charge points where it is needed.

The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of affordable and accessible charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle. This includes improving availability including through the Local EV Infrastructure Fund and grants to support workplaces to provide charging infrastructure for their staff and fleets.

To ensure chargepoints are reliable and simple to use, the Public Charge Point Regulations have requirements for operators relating to contactless payments, open data, and roaming. These enable consumers to reliably locate, charge, and pay at public chargepoints.

We are also working with DESNZ and Ofgem to ensure the energy sector can support EV charging infrastructure. We are very confident the grid can support the increase in power supply to chargepoints and the wider transition to EVs.