Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 14112
Electric Vehicles: Batteries
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing additional tariffs on battery electric vehicles manufactured in China.
Answer
Chris BryantThe UK continues to remain concerned about overcapacity and underlying market distorting practices, in particular the impact this could have on UK domestic industries such as battery electric vehicles. We continue to carefully assess options for addressin...
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