Committee publication · Correspondence · 11 September 2025
Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to support for Jaguar Land Rover’s supply chain after the cyber attack on the business, 11 September 2025
From: Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Inquiry: UK economic security
Summary
The Business and Trade Committee chair writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer seeking urgent clarification on government support for Jaguar Land Rover's supply chain following a cyber attack that has halted production at three major UK sites. The letter raises concerns about imminent cashflow risks to upstream and downstream suppliers and asks whether emergency economic support mechanisms comparable to COVID-era measures are being considered.
Key findings
- Production halted at Jaguar Land Rover sites in Solihull, Halewood, and Wolverhampton due to ongoing cyber attack
- Supply chain firms warning of disruption to both upstream and downstream businesses with significant near-term cashflow risks
- Committee seeks government assessment of commercial harm potential to key suppliers and details of any emergency support mechanisms being activated
- Letter references National Security Strategy commitment to protect sovereign areas of strength and precedent of British Steel support as model for potential intervention
Tone
ProceduralTopics
Key actors
Business and Trade Committee, Rachel Reeves MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Peter Kyle MP (Secretary of State for Business and Trade), Jaguar Land Rover
Notable line
“I am concerned that the complex and interdependent nature of the UK automotive supply chain is at risk of long-term harm from this ongoing cyber incident.”
Key Quotes
“… production across Jaguar Land Rover's sites in Solihull, Halewood, and Wolverhampton has been "halted" while recovery efforts are ongoing”
“Jaguar Land Rover is core to the UK's advanced manufacturing sector and therefore plays a critical role in underpinning the UK's global competitiveness”
“With your commitment in the National Security Strategy to "protect sovereign areas of strength in the UK's industrial, scientific and technological base," I have confidence the Government will consider intervention”
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