questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £1 billion to cut costs for businesses, drive growth and clean up UK roads, published on 25 March 2026, over what period will the £1 billion funding package be spent; how much funding within the package is classified as (a) capital expenditure and (b) resource expenditure; whether the £170 million allocated to the Depot Charging Scheme forms part of the £1 billion total announced; and what estimate her Department has made of the number of depot charging installations expected to be supported by the £170 million boost to the Depot Charging Scheme.
answerText: The £1 billion in funding to support businesses to transition to zero emission commercial vehicles is classified as capital expenditure. The £171 million allocated to the Depot Charging Scheme is part of the £1 billion total, alongside £877 million for th...
heading: Electric Vehicles: Charging Points