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Electric Vehicles: Grants

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 October 2025UIN 82740

The question

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.

Answered by 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 emission technology with the £2.5 billion DRIVE35 programme, part of the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy.

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