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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(28 April 2025)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of granting electric vehicle charging infrastructure statutory rights.

Asked by:
Perran Moon (Labour)

Answer

In December 2024, the Government published the outcome of a consultation on a proposal to include chargepoint operators into the street works permitting regime, removing the requirement for a Section 50 licence. A clause to make this change has been included in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.


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