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Electric Vehicles: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has plans to increase the import tariff on electric vehicles from China.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
7 Oct 2024
Answer
10 Oct 2024 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has plans to increase the import tariff on electric vehicles from China.

  2. 7 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    New tariffs or quotas on goods from a particular country can be applied via trade remedies. It is for the independent Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to investigate whether trade remedy measures are needed to protect our industries. The Secretary of State ...

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Horizon IT System: Compensation

4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub-postmasters in the Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme have (a) not received any compensation payments and (b) have received above the minimum payment of £75,000.