{"value":{"id":1908722,"askingMemberId":4850,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3829","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve domestic manufacturing supply chains for the car industry.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5116,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-02T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Government is supporting investment into the transformation of our supply chains through DRIVE35, a £4 billion programme to 2035 funding the R&amp;D, commercial scale-up and industrialisation of zero emission vehicle manufacturing in the UK.</p><p>This in addition to wider interventions to improve competitiveness and attract investment across the sector, including up to £100m under DRIVE35 for two EV manufacturing clusters in the North-East and the West Midlands.</p><p>We have also established a Supply Chain Centre within DBT to improve data on risks and strengthen the resilience of critical manufacturing supply chains.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908722","method":"GET"}]}