Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 14174

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration his Department has given to seeking a further extension or amendment to the Rules of Origin requirements for electric vehicles and batteries under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agr

Answer

Chris Bryant
New rules of origin requirements for electric vehicles under the TCA are scheduled to come into force on 1st January 2027. We are aware of the understandable and growing concern from industry about the potential impact of the upcoming rule changes on both...

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