Question follow-through · 3830

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act and (b) ‘Made in Europe’ rules on the car and vehicle manufacturing sector.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act and (b) ‘Made in Europe’ rules on the car and vehicle manufacturing sector.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act, as currently drafted, could disadvantage both the UK’s automotive sector and the UK-EU integrated automotive supply chains, which is why the Secretary of State and I have raised concerns with EU member states, Commissi...

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