Batteries: Manufacturing Industries
Commons · Question 989 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 18 May 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on providing £1.5 billion funding to new gigafactories.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 18 May 2026
The Government has put batteries and electric vehicles at the heart of the Modern Industrial Strategy including by allocating £4 billion to 2035 for the DRIVE35 programme. DRIVE35 is supporting investment in an end-to-end EV supply chain, including gigafa...