Support for Industry - 23rd June 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Support for Industry.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-06-23/debates/78ABAF4E-CC0B-437D-933A-06966E73C41E/SupportforIndustry

11:59 Rachel Reeves (Labour)

I thank my hon. Friend, and other MPs who speak for constituencies with automotive businesses, for their representations. As she said, we are bringing forward the review of the zero emission vehicle mandate, so it will now take place this year—a year earlier than planned. In that, we will look at a slower phase-in of those targets to bring us closer, for example, to where the EU is. Automotive is the crown jewel of British manufacturing. We must not let targets damage our sector; that would lead to money being paid out to foreign companies, such as those in China, that produce more electric vehicles. That is why we have made the changes, and why we are having the review.

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