Correspondence Mar. 27 2024
Committee: European Affairs CommitteeFound: 27 March 2024, Letter to the Minister for Europe re: UK EU Trade in Electric Vehicles Correspondence
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: £16.6 million boost to power up chips used in electric cars and green energy industryFound: £16.6 million boost to power up chips used in electric cars and green energy industry
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: £16.6 million boost to power up chips used in electric cars and green energy industryFound: £16.6 million boost to power up chips used in electric cars and green energy industry
Mentions:
1: Ben Bradley (Con - Mansfield) in engineering and manufacturing, working on vehicles, going out and learning the trade on the job, - Speech Link
2: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) vehicles in this country. - Speech Link
Mar. 03 2024
Source Page: £360 million to boost British manufacturing and R&DFound: £360 million to boost British manufacturing and R&D
Apr. 23 2024
Source Page: UK Government honours exceptional exporters with prestigious Made in the UK, Sold to the World AwardsFound: , Advanced Manufacturing & Construction.
Written Evidence Mar. 05 2024
Inquiry: Industrial policyFound: These are electric light vehicles and battery storage; health-tech and med-tech; aerospace; logistics
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to find an alternative producer of batteries for electric vehicles for the vacant Cambois site since the collapse of Britishvolt and Recharge Industries.
Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
The administration is a matter solely for the administrators. The Government has no formal role in the process.
There are a number of factors that investors take into account when deciding on the location of a gigafactory, but ultimately this remains a commercial matter.
We continue to work with industry via the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to support the creation of an internationally competitive zero emission vehicle supply chain in the UK, including gigafactories.
As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Plan, we have announced over £2bn of capital and R&D funding over five years to 2030 in zero emission vehicles, batteries and the wider supply chain, boosting the UK’s competitiveness and unlocking strategic investments in our automotive industry.
Mentions:
1: Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay) vehicles, as well as defence and cyber-security. - Speech Link
2: Richard Thomson (SNP - Gordon) To take one example that is most closely associated with the increased demand for CRMs, electric vehicles - Speech Link
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to postpone the introduction of tariffs for electric vehicles traded between the UK and Europe; and when they expect to be able to announce the outcome of their discussions on this issue.
Answered by Lord Offord of Garvel - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
We know a key concern for both UK and EU automotive industries is the 2024 change in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement’s Rules of Origin for Electric Vehicles and batteries. We have listened to the concerns of the sector on both sides and made it a priority to find a joint solution. The UK and the EU have a shared ambition to grow domestic Electric Vehicle manufacturing and battery supply chains. The European Commission’s 6th December proposal to extend the current rules for 3-years is a positive step towards providing long term certainty to industry, ensuring it remains globally competitive.