Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 57063

Transport: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Kenneth Stevenson

LabourAirdrie and Shotts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the £950m dedicated to the rapid charging fund is invested efficiently to drive decarbonisation in the transport sector.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
A reliable, accessible and visible public charging network to support EV drivers on long journeys is essential. There are now over 5,560 open-access, rapid and ultra-rapid chargepoints within 1 mile of the Strategic Road Network (England’s motorways and m...

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