Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act and (b) ‘Made in Europe’ rules on the car and vehicle manufacturing sector.

The EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act, as currently drafted, could disadvantage both the UK’s automotive sector and the UK-EU integrated automotive supply chains, which is why the Secretary of State and I have raised concerns with EU member states, Commission counterparts, and MEPs.

The current proposals are draft measures which are going through the EU legislative process for amendments. We are working with like-minded partners across the EU to ensure the final outcome guarantees growth across Europe’s complex supply chains.