The Government monitors the impact of inflation to ensure that its legal commitments are met, while setting out a proportionate, pragmatic approach to delivering net zero that reduces the costs and burdens on British families. The cost effectiveness of all relevant schemes are monitored and scheme statistics are regularly published on gov.uk.

We will check with the members of the co-design steering group that they are content to be named publicly and we will publish the names in due course.

The membership of the co-design steering group will be published. The co-design steering group consists of representatives of local authorities with council farm estates, new entrant farmers, providers of business support for new farmers, cooperative and community land organisations, and private landowners.

As set out in the Agricultural Transition Plan this Government will provide funding to create lasting opportunities for new entrants to access land, infrastructure and support to establish successful and innovative businesses. These could include support for local authorities to invest in county farms.

The details and eligibility criteria of the new entrant scheme are being developed through a consultative co-design process with stakeholders.

The co-design steering group includes representatives of local authorities with council farm estates, new entrant farmers, providers of innovation support for young farmers, cooperative and community land organisations and private landowners. We are also engaging a wider range of stakeholders to help us design the scheme. We will report more details of the scheme this summer and aim to launch the scheme in 2022.

Local authorities can take advantage of the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), which assists them with the cost of installing chargepoints on residential streets. The Government’s On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme has so far supported over 90 local authorities to fund more than 3,300 chargepoints for residents who do not have off-street parking.

The Scheme is administered on the Department’s behalf by the Energy Saving Trust, who offer expert advice and support to local authorities throughout the application process. The Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, also hosts a library of webinars and guidance documents focussing on the challenges that authorities face when installing charging infrastructure, while promoting the available funding.

Local authorities in England can also take advantage of the Energy Saving Trust’s Local Government Support Programme, fully funded by the Department, which offers support to help authorities develop and deliver mobility strategies and programmes to increase adoption of ultra-low emission vehicles. This includes support with the roll out of charging infrastructure through applying for ORCS funding.

The Workplace Charging Scheme offers up to £350 off the installation of charging sockets at workplaces for staff and fleets. Local authorities and the wider public sector can claim up to 40 charging sockets each.

Local authorities have an important role in working with the commercial chargepoint market and supporting the rollout of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in their areas.

The Government has awarded over £5.63m under the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) in the period 2020/2021 and continues to offer assistance under the scheme from which local authorities can bid into to install chargepoints for those without off-street parking.

No funding for electric vehicle infrastructure was given to the GULCS, ULEV Taxi Infrastructure, JAQU CAFs or CCAV FTZs for the period 2020/2021.

So far, the Government has funded over 90 English local authorities to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with funding amounting to over £95 million. A full list of authorities that have received funding was attached in the answer to PQ 317236. The Department also publishes EV public charging device statistics quarterly, where a breakdown by region can be seen. These statistics are available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-device-statistics-october-2020

This funding includes the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS), which has supported over 50 local authorities in England to fund chargepoints for residents who do not have off-street parking. Funding for the ORCS was doubled to £20 million in May, and will make charging at home and overnight easier for those without an off-street parking space. We encourage local authorities to apply to the scheme to provide chargers for their residents, particularly those yet to receive funding. The Government has also supplied funding to authorities through the Go Ultra Low Cities Scheme and the Ultra Low Emission Taxi Infrastructure Scheme.

The Department has engaged in programmes of work to enable and support authorities to deliver charging infrastructure. This includes funding the Local Government Support Programme, delivered by the Energy Saving Trust, which is available to help authorities develop low carbon transport strategies. This summer and autumn we have held a series of webinars from the Go Ultra Low Cities, to build capability and share best practice amongst local authority officers, building on some successful local authority roadshows in 2019. We are also producing a comprehensive technical guide for local authorities, which they will be able to refer to when developing and delivering electric vehicle infrastructure.

All the Green Deal pilot project work is due to end on 31 March 2013. However, in recognition of delivery issues, for example inclement

weather conditions, we have offered all of the eight DECC funded core cities pilots (including Bristol) flexibility to carry over 5% of their total funding allocation up to 31 May 2013.