Question follow-through · 8802
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for UK supply chain resilience of increased demand for critical minerals arising from the electrification of the heavy goods vehicle fleet.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for UK supply chain resilience of increased demand for critical minerals arising from the electrification of the heavy goods vehicle fleet.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2026
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16th June to question UIN 8641 (Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament).
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Motor Vehicles: Software
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the UK automotive industry in the context of increasing reliance on software-defined vehicle technologies.