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1602850

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Make UK report entitled No Weak links: Building Supply Chain Resilience, published on 7 March 2023, whether her Department is taking steps to support the UK manufacturing sector with the cost of (a) energy, (b) transportation and (c) raw materials in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	162169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The manufacturing sector plays a vital role in the UK economy, by driving innovation, exports, job creation and productivity growth.</p><p>The Government announced a new energy support scheme for businesses in January ahead of the current scheme ending in March. All eligible UK businesses will continue to receive a discount on high energy bills until 31 March 2024.</p><p>Supply Chain constraints and cost escalation are not unique to the UK. The government will assist where it can, for example, with the action we have taken to respond to requests for Duty Suspensions and action to train more HGV drivers.</p><p>I would also refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 14<sup>th</sup> March 2023 to Question 161280.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/03/2023 10:30:19 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 62357 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1602852

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Supply Chains
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by Make UK entitled No Weak links: Building Supply Chain Resilience, published on 7 March 2023, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of that report on supply chain resilience for manufacturers.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	162170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government continually reviews the support it provides for our critically important sectors such as Manufacturing.</p><p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 14th March 2023 to Question 161280.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/03/2023 10:46:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 62358 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1588538

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of BMW's decision to move Mini's electric car production to China on the (a) competitiveness, (b) supply chains working and (c) employment and jobs in the UK automotive industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	151274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Oxford remains the home of MINI and the Government continues to engage closely with BMW and other manufacturers on future UK production opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a longstanding and comprehensive programme of support for the UK automotive sector, which is an important part of the Government’s plans for green growth, levelling up across our country and driving emissions to net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to making the UK the best location to manufacture zero emission vehicles of all types.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/03/2023 12:47:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 58594 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1602302

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Business
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the EU's Green Deal Industrial Plan announced on 1 February 2023, what discussions she has had with EU officials on the potential impact of that Plan on UK businesses; and whether the Government plans to bring forward specific policy proposals in response to that Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	161276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with its closest partners, including the EU, to understand their green industrial plans as they develop. We, the EU, and its member States face the same global challenges to our industries, while remaining committed to driving the Net Zero transition forward. We will work closely with the EU in the context of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement to ensure that UK businesses are not unduly affected by the Green Deal Industrial Plan.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/03/2023 16:56:48 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 61556 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1602870

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of a UK vehicle that is manufactured in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the implications of that data for the future of the UK automotive industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	162172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Research carried out by the Automotive Council on growing the domestic supply chain reported that parts sourced by UK car manufacturers from UK first-tier suppliers was 44% by value in 2017. This is up from 36% when the first research was published in 2012.</p><p>The Government continues to work with industry to unlock private investment in our EV supply chain via the Automotive Transformation Fund, enabling a UK-made transition to Net Zero by positioning the UK as one of the best locations in the world to manufacture electric vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/03/2023 11:08:24 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 62359 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1602871

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the Government's procurement policy is on the use of UK manufactured products to build an automotive vehicle.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	162173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2023 answer text <p>The driving principle behind public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of a project.</p><p>We want UK businesses to be successful in competing for public contracts in other countries around the world, which we achieve by negotiating guaranteed market access for UK suppliers in key sectors such as the automotive industry within many international free trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2023 16:12:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 62356 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1605581

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Budget Report 2023, HC1183, published in March 2023, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on public funding for the steel industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	169258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has frequent discussions with my Rt. Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer and her Cabinet colleagues about how to secure the best outcomes for the UK economy, including sectors such as steel, to ensure high-quality, well-paid jobs are available across the four nations.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 03/04/2023 15:02:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 64773 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1605582

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Budget Report 2023, HC 1183, published in March 2023, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on public funding for the automotive sector.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	169259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade Secretary of State and her ministerial team regularly engage with ministerial colleagues to discuss the successful transition to electric vehicles in the UK automotive industry.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/03/2023 11:34:06 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 64772 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1606383

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by the Critical Minerals Association entitled Unlocking security of supply, published in March 2023, whether she plans to take steps to increase the rate of recycling for end-of-life EV batteries.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	171389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-critical-mineral-strategy/critical-minerals-refresh-delivering-resilience-in-a-changing-global-environment-published-13-march-2023" target="_blank">Critical Minerals Refresh</a>, published just this month, reinforces the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy, and sets out a refreshed approach to delivering resilient critical mineral supply chains. With a focus on the circular economy, our approach includes looking at regulatory ways to promote recycling and recovery. Defra expects to consult on regulations for end-of-life batteries later this year. This will consider measures to promote the recovery, reuse or recycling of all battery chemistry types, including those found in electric vehicles (EVs).</p><p> </p><p>As well as £541m for battery research and development through the Faraday Battery Challenge, we are also funding the £30 million National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme, including a centre on technology metals.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 29/03/2023 11:12:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 65488 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1584341

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding her Department has provided for the decarbonisation of the automotive industry since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	140086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a comprehensive R&amp;D and capital investment programme to deliver a UK led solution to the decarbonisation of road transport.</p><p> </p><p>Government and industry have jointly committed more than £1.3 billion to support innovative projects through the Advanced Propulsion Centre, accelerating the commercialisation of strategically important vehicle technologies. Alongside this ambitious R&amp;D programme, the Government is committed to growing our electric vehicle supply chain. That is why in 2021 the Net Zero Strategy announced £350m of funding for the Automotive Transformation Fund. This funding is additional to the £500m announced in 2020 as part of the 10 Point Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The automotive sector is also benefiting from £541m funding from the UKRI cross-sector Faraday Battery Challenge and £80m from the Driving the Electric Revolution programmes.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/02/2023 15:20:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson