Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82740

Electric Vehicles: Grants

Tabled: 16 October 2025

Answered: 24 October 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the electric vehicle grant on employment in the automotive manufacturing sector.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Electric Car Grant supports sustainably manufactured electric vehicles, which the UK automotive sector is well placed to benefit from. The Government is supporting domestic manufacturers, which directly employ 132,000 people, to transition to zero emi...

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