Written questions

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Commons · Question 80369 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure equitable access to public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in (a) rural and (b) low-income urban areas.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Oct 2025

Transport, including the rollout of public EV chargepoints, is largely devolved to the Scottish Government. However, my officials regularly engage with Transport Scotland on zero emission vehicle initiatives, including charging infrastructure development....