United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 989
Batteries: Manufacturing Industries
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13 May 2026
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18 May 2026 · Answer
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Summary
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.
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13 May 2026
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
18 May 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-13/989
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1905067
- uk · wq-1905067 · source updated 18 May 2026