Question follow-through · 13938
Electric Vehicles: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on Rules of Origin requirements for electric vehicles and batteries under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on Rules of Origin requirements for electric vehicles and batteries under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jul 2026
Answer published
New rules of origin requirements for electric vehicles under the TCA are scheduled to come into force on 1st January 2027. The UK Government recognises the growing concern from industry about the potential impact of the upcoming rule changes on the automo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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