Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to the automotive supply chain to manage the energy-intensive processes of battery component manufacturing.

The Department for Business and Trade manages two electricity cost support schemes, the British Industry Supercharger and the Energy-Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme, to support eligible energy-intensive industries with the indirect costs of emissions levies and electricity policy and network costs.

Manufacturing of batteries and accumulators is a sector eligible for electricity price support through these schemes. These schemes provide support to around 550 manufacturing businesses across the whole of Great Britain, including businesses in the automotive sector and its supply chain.