Written question WQ83650

Statistics on electric vehicle charging devices by local authority area are published monthly by the UK Department for Transport: Electric vehicle charging device statistics: October 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please see the following funding provided for electric vehicle charging points/schemes through dedicated transport funding for local authorities:

Financial Year 2019/20 – Local Transport Fund awards for EV chargers

£89,000 awarded to Swansea

£220,000 awarded to Carmarthenshire

£200,000 awarded to Pembrokeshire

2020/21 – Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Transformation Fund (ULEVTF) for EV chargers

£1,040,000 awarded to Cardiff City Region (taxi charging)

£370,000 awarded to Carmarthenshire

£150,000 awarded to Gwynedd

£85,000 awarded to Anglesey

2021/22 – ULEVTF for EV chargers

£35,000 awarded to Wrexham Council

£506,000 awarded to Swansea Council

£300,000 awarded to Pembrokeshire Council

£690,000 awarded to Newport Council

£80,000 awarded to Monmouthshire Council

£2,900,000 awarded to Cardiff City Region

£902,000 awarded to Gwynedd Council

£420,000 awarded to Carmarthenshire Council

£168,000 awarded to Cardiff Council

£120,000 awarded to Powys Council

£50,000 awarded to Vale of Glamorgan Council

£462,000 awarded to Bridgend Council

£420,000 awarded to Ceredigion Council

£164,000 awarded to Anglesey

We have also provided funding to the National Park Authorities for electric vehicle charging points/schemes.

Financial Year 2017/18

£30,000 to Snowdonia National Park Authority (Designated Landscapes capital funding)

Financial Year 2018/19

£30,000 to Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (Designated Landscapes capital funding)

Financial Year 2019/20

£30,000 to Pembrokeshire National Park Authority (Designated Landscapes capital funding)

Financial Year 2020/21

£1,198,000 to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places fund)

£159,221 to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places fund)

£38,500 to Snowdonia National Park Authority (Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places fund)

£12,500 to Snowdonia National Park Authority (Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places fund, which was part of a wider £60k project at Yr Ysgwrn)

£27,900 to Llŷn AONB (Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places fund, which was part of a wider £55k project including the purchase of vehicle).

Financial Year 2021/22

£23,000 to Snowdonia National Park Authority (Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places fund)

£25,000 to Anglesey AONB (Sustainable Landscapes, Sustainable Places fund)

Small scale tourism infrastructure projects have also been supported through our Brilliant Basics capital programme, which include projects with electric vehicle charging points.