Question follow-through · 62923

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52390 on Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions, how many automotive manufacturing businesses are operating in the sector.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
25 Jun 2025
Target answer date
30 Jun 2025
Answer
30 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52390 on Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions, how many automotive manufacturing businesses are operating in the sector.

  2. 30 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    In 2024, there were 3,570 businesses operating across UK automotive, of which the vast majority are small and medium sized businesses. Our Industrial Strategy aims to significantly increase investment and jobs in eight high-growth sectors - including auto...

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