Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 92216
Buses: Electric Vehicles
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the coach industry on battery electric motorway charging networks.
Answer
Simon LightwoodIn line with the Government’s ambitions for zero emission vehicles, the Government is working with industry to make charging for longer journeys easy, fast and reliable.
Officials continue to engage with industry, including motorway service area operators, chargepoint operators, and coach operators, on supporting provision for larger vehicles such as coaches.
Coach operators were also eligible for the up to £30 million Depot Charging Scheme, which opened in July 2025 and for which applications are now being assessed.