Written questions

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Commons · Question 19924 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to expand the terms of reference of the Cost of public EV charging review, published on 9 June 2026, to include VAT levied on public EV charging.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 7 Sep 2026

While tax costs will be reflected within the review, recommendations on tax policy are out of scope. This is consistent with other such reviews which avoid pre-empting fiscal events, where decisions on tax can be made in the round, taking into account the...