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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings he has held with representatives of Britishvolt over future investment of the proposed gigabit factory in Blythe in each of the last 6 months.

The Government is committed to securing investment into the automotive sector, which will play an important role in levelling up across the UK and driving down emissions to net zero by 2050. The Government has met frequently with Britishvolt since the start of September, including two meetings with the Secretary of State on 16 September and 21 October. Record of ministerial meetings will be published in accordance with the Government’s standard quarterly transparency publications.