Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what other government departments are part of DRIVE35.

DRIVE35 is led by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) and is delivered in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre and Innovate UK. Launched by our modern Industrial Strategy, DRIVE35 is the biggest government investment in the automotive industry of the post war era. With £4bn in capital and R&D funding to 2035, DRIVE35 will accelerate UK innovation in strategic vehicle technologies, support their commercial scale up, and unlock investment across all aspects of automotive manufacturing and electrification. DRIVE35 forms part of the Government's Industrial Strategy, which is delivered through a whole-of-government approach. As part of its implementation, BIST works closely with a range of departments, including DfT, HM Treasury and DESNZ.