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1718890

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date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Ofgem Targeted Charging Review on the rollout of electric vehicle charge points.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	26720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Targeted Charging Review is a matter for Ofgem. The 2019 Targeted Charging Review reviewed network charging arrangements, including the allocation of standing charges.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem is considering the issue of standing charges through their recent Call for Input and we look forward to hearing its findings and future proposals. We expect bills to be fair and affordable for all consumers (including for electric vehicle charging), that standing charges are kept as low as possible, and that the right costs are recovered.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2024 11:25:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1718891

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the deployment of electric vehicle charge points in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	26721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants people across the country to have the opportunity to make the move to electric vehicles wherever they live and work.</p><p> </p><p>Our £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund aims to address regional charging inequality and transform the availability of EV charging for drivers. The data-led allocation model to award funding considers the level of rurality with local authorities in rural areas allocated additional funding compared to urban ones.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Workplace Charging Scheme supports businesses including charities, small accommodation businesses, public sector organisations, and state-funded education institutions with grants for chargepoints.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2024 11:25:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1718892

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of introducing a standing charge relief for electric vehicle charge point operators and (b) impact of such a relief on the deployment of electric vehicle charge points in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	26722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The setting of standing charges associated with tariffs is a commercial matter for suppliers, and suppliers have the flexibility in how they structure their tariffs. Ofgem regulates standing charges, as they do with other elements of billing.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is pleased that Ofgem is considering the issue of standing charges through their recent Call for Input and looks forward to hearing its findings and future proposals. The Government expects bills to be fair and affordable for all consumers (including for electric vehicle charging), that standing charges are kept as low as possible, and that the right costs are recovered.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/05/2024 11:24:06 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1716102

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to increase the provision of fast chargers for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	24859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government and industry have supported the installation of over 61,000 publicly available charging devices. This is a 44% increase on last year. There are now more than 10,000 rapid charge points available.</p><p> </p><p>ChargeUK members have committed to investing more than £6 billion in developing and operating charging infrastructure before 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Going forward, the Government’s £381 million Local EV Infrastructure Fund is already supporting local authorities to deliver tens of thousands of local chargepoints and the £70 million Rapid Charging Fund pilot will future-proof electrical capacity at strategic locations</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 15/05/2024 13:21:52 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1716236

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the number of electric vehicle charging points in Stockport constituency.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	25092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As of 1st April 2024, there were 34 total public electric vehicle charging devices in the Stockport constituency, 18 of which were rated 50kW or above, according to the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap.</p><p> </p><p>The £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund will support local authorities such as Stockport Council in England to work with industry and transform the availability of EV charging for drivers without off-street parking.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 14/05/2024 10:56:00 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1700870

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which financial year funding allocated through (a) the rapid charging fund, (b) the local electric vehicle infrastructure capability fund and (c) other electric vehicle charging funds will expire.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	21629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Rapid Charging Fund is a complex, long-term project. In December 2023, a £70m pilot for the Rapid Charging Fund opened for applications, which are now being assessed.</p><p> </p><p>The £381 million Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, including capital and capability funding is available over the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial years. This follows the LEVI Pilot and initial LEVI capability funding for local authorities in 2022/2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant, and Workplace Charging Scheme are also currently available. These grants are kept under continual review.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 18/04/2024 15:54:45 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1696495

registered interest
date	15/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce planning approval times for new electric vehicle charging installations.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	18846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>Nationally set permitted development rights enable the installation of electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) without the need for a planning application. We are currently consulting on changes to the rights to provide increased flexibility to individuals and organisations wishing to install EVCPs. The consultation is open until 9 April and is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-various-permitted-development-rights-consultation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changes-to-various-permitted-development-rights-consultation</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 20/03/2024 16:13:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1694344

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for designating a standard sign for use on highways to indicate the location of electric vehicles charging stations; and whether they have any plans to initiate such a scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL3079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has published guidance on the design and use of a standard sign indicating the location of on-street EV charging bays, and conditions of their use, in the Traffic Signs Manual.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that traffic authorities must strike an appropriate balance between the provision of adequate information and over-provision of traffic signs. The Department’s guidance should help traffic authorities deliver this balance.</p><p> </p><p>Best practice guidance regarding the provision of signage for EV chargepoints has also been included in Publicly Available Standard (PAS) 1899, published by the British Standards Institution in 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 18/03/2024 15:18:14 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1693794

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2024 to Question 11316 on Motorcycles: Carbon Emissions, what engagement his Department plans to undertake with the L-Category industry on the development of EV charging infrastructure in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	17099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has engaged extensively with the L-Category sector since the publication of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan in July 2021 and will continue to do so to support its transition to zero emission vehicles whenever appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 18/03/2024 12:50:04 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1693539

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Darlington Borough Council on the adequacy of the provision of on-street charging for electric vehicles in Darlington.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	16930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In March 2023, the Department wrote to all tier one local authorities in England to announce the launch of the £381m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund. This Fund will enable them to transform the availability of charging infrastructure for drivers without off-street parking in their area.</p><p> </p><p>Tees Valley Combined Authority – which includes Darlington Borough Council – has been allocated £6.6 million in capital funding, and £570,000 in capability funding to recruit dedicated in-house expertise, through the LEVI Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the LEVI Support Body led communication with local authority applicants, hosted LEVI roadshows across England and developed an EV officer training course to engage, educate and equip those involved in the planning and deployment of EV infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and the LEVI Support Body will continue to offer expert advice and support to local authorities, including Tees Valley Combined Authority, throughout the Fund’s timeline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/03/2024 14:51:39 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson