Question follow-through · 77351

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on incentivising the Motability scheme to buy British manufactured cars.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
16 Oct 2025 · 31 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, on incentivising the Motability scheme to buy British manufactured cars.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Motability Foundation is a registered charity regulated by the Charity Commission so is independent of government. The Scheme is delivered by Motability Operations which is an independent commercial company under contract to the charity. The Motability Fo...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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