The MP for Congleton recently raised the issue of on-site charging points for electric cars in the town with Ministers in Parliament.

Fiona Bruce, MP for the Congleton constituency, asked the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he had to provide infrastructure and grant funding to local businesses, for the provision of on-site electric car charging points in Congleton, Sandbach and England.

Responding on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Minister Nadhim Zahawi MP, said: "The Government is going further and faster to decarbonise transport by phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, and, from 2035, all new cars and vans must be zero emissions at the tailpipe.

"The Government will invest £1.3 billion in accelerating the roll out of charging infrastructure. Businesses, charities and the wider public sector can get grants of up to £350 per socket for installing up to 40 charging sockets for their employees and fleets through our Workplace Charging Scheme.

"The scheme is demand-led, with 11,000 sockets installed in England and over 13,000 across the UK to date.

"The Government will continue to support industry and consumers to make the switch to cleaner vehicles. We will publish a clear delivery plan in 2021."