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Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4672

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government and Wayve sign partnership to accelerate Britain’s self-driving future, published on 12 May 2026, whether he plans to implement safeguards to ensure value for money for taxpayers under the partnership agreement.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The partnership aims to harness the transformative potential of AV technologies to support UK economic growth, strengthen UK supply chain in areas such as embodied AI, hardware, and systems integration, among others and build on UK strengths in research, safety and skills, creating high quality jobs and growth.

The MOU does not constitute a commitment of public funds.

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