Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to make the UK an attractive place for automotive companies to invest and build gigafactories.

The Government continues to work with investors through our Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to progress plans to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK, with securing gigafactories a priority.

We continue to work closely with the sector including through the Automotive Council to bring together knowledge and understanding of automotive industry issues.

As part of our commitment to strengthening the UK’s competitiveness, the Government recently announced further measures to reduce the long-term electricity price gap that exists between UK Energy Intensive Industries and competitor countries.