Vauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing Strategy Debate
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Philip Hollobone
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Vauxhall at Ellesmere Port and Battery Manufacturing Strategy
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Kwasi Kwarteng
We are absolutely committed to that. When I was energy Minister, people like the hon. Member were saying, “When is the energy White Paper going to come out? What is the plan?” We have a 10-point plan, which has been widely accepted and welcomed. We also have an energy White Paper that sets out the path and we are developing strategies for how we get to net zero at a record pace. The Government are delivering. We have a very clear direction, and the industry has broadly welcomed that.
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
Existing electric vehicle batteries are too big, have a too limited range and take too long to recharge. I welcome the Government’s £318 million investment in the Faraday battery challenge. Will the Secretary of State tell the House how the Faraday battery challenge will lead to smaller batteries with a longer range that do not take very long to recharge?