Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has held with BMW on the future of production at its Oxford plant in the event that the UK leaves the EU; and whether those discussions included the possibility of moving production away from the UK.

BMW is a hugely important company for the UK, and Government recognises that with 4,000 staff in their Oxford plant alone it is vital to both the national and local economy. BEIS Ministers and officials regularly meet with the company. My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and Peter Schwarzenbauer, BMW Board Member with responsibility for the UK, last met on 28 November.

The Government is determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for automotive and other advanced manufacturing.

We are in close and continuous dialogue with BMW to understand and support them in their planning.