Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“What recent progress her Department has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with Israel.”
Tabled: 29 February 2024Answered: 7 March 2024
Asked by
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
Michael Shanks
My hon. Friend makes an important point about rolling out charging infrastructure to all parts of the country, and we are working on that with colleagues in the Department for Transport. Local distribution networks in rural areas are incredibly important, and introducing greater access to the grid—including through Ofgem’s approval of £22 billion to improve distribution networks—will enable us to roll out EV infrastructure in rural areas throughout the country.