Question follow-through · 17271

Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the chemicals and plastics sector.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
5 Dec 2024
Answer
6 Dec 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the chemicals and plastics sector.

  2. 5 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    As members of the chemicals and plastics sectors have themselves noted, this budget had many positive points for manufacturers. This includes measures based around the key pillars of our industrial strategy, including net zero, skills, regional growth and...

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