Written questions

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

Commons · Question 21715 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient recycling facilities are available to process end-of-life electric vehicle batteries.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 8 Jan 2025

The UK has the opportunity to boost its midstream processing and recycling of critical minerals, building on world-leading innovation and technical expertise in our chemicals and metals sectors. We continue to work with industry via the Automotive Transfo...