Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 13 November 2025Answered: 20 November 2025

Asked by

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal DemocratBath

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Keir Mather)

The electric car grant is designed to ensure that consumers have confidence in their ability to buy an electric vehicle over the long term, benefiting from £3,750 off the cost of some models. Importantly, we are undertaking work to increase the number of electric charge points across the country, with an extra 100,000 on top of the over 80,000 that are already in use.