Question follow-through · 13075

Electric Vehicles: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for tyre manufacture for electric vehicles when butyl is no longer available from fossil fuel sources.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 25 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 30 Jun 2026
Answer: 30 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026

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Recorded timeline

25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for tyre manufacture for electric vehicles when butyl is no longer available from fossil fuel sources.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
Through the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy, we are supporting resilient and innovative automotive supply chains, including the materials needed for zero emission vehicle manufacturing.There are no plans to limit the use of Butyl.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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