Question follow-through · 93454
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 Employment Rights Bill on (a) planned capital investment in the UK automotive sector, (b) the economies of areas with substantial automotive m
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 21 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 26 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) planned capital investment in the UK automotive sector, (b) the economies of areas with substantial automotive m
25 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Nov 2025
Answer published
On Monday 21 October 2024, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill [Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments - GOV.UK]. The assessment provides analysis of the potential costs and benefits...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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