Electric Vehicles: Batteries
Commons · Question 14112 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing additional tariffs on battery electric vehicles manufactured in China.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 2 Jul 2026
The UK continues to remain concerned about overcapacity and underlying market distorting practices, in particular the impact this could have on UK domestic industries such as battery electric vehicles. We continue to carefully assess options for addressin...