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Free electric vehicle chargers for Stormont MLAs suspended
Officials will require payment at all Assembly-managed charging points and review reimbursements after concerns over free use by MLAs.
- On Monday, Speaker Edwin Poots announced that free electric vehicle chargers for MLAs at Stormont are suspended until a new paid system is introduced.
- While visitors to Parliament Buildings paid for charging, MLAs received free access, drawing attention to their travel allowances, which can reach more than £6,500 annually.
- Speaker Poots clarified that the current system, introduced in 2015, involved operational decisions that did not involve members of the Assembly Commission.
- Officials have been tasked to develop the new paid system as quickly as possible while engaging with MLAs to arrange reimbursement for previous usage.
- The Commission reached unanimous cross-party agreement to resolve the matter, with data retention arrangements also under review for the new system.
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Free electric vehicle chargers for Stormont MLAs suspended
It comes as a new system is introduced which will charged for electricity used.
·London, United Kingdom
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MLAs to pay for Stormont EV charging under new policy as Assembly Commission orders system overhaul
Free electric vehicle charging for MLAs at Stormont has been suspended after mounting public criticism over taxpayer-funded electricity use and concerns around travel expense claims. The Assembly Commission confirmed on Monday morning that a new paid charging system will now be introduced for all EV charging points under its control at Parliament Buildings following a cross-party meeting chaired by Speaker Edwin Poots. The decision comes after d…
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