Question follow-through · 53805

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate on employment levels in the UK automotive manufacturing sector.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
22 May 2025
Answer
28 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate on employment levels in the UK automotive manufacturing sector.

  2. 22 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 May 2025

    Answer published

    The government does not hold data on how the Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate has affected automotive employment in the UK.We speak regularly to all the major UK automotive stakeholders to understand the health of the sector and factors impacting competitiv...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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