Question follow-through · 38092
Energy Intensive Industries: Ceramics
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36726, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for accessing the British Energy Supercharge scheme for sectors that a
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36726, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for accessing the British Energy Supercharge scheme for sectors that a
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2025
Answer published
Sectors have been assessed against their electricity and trade intensity. As part of our review of eligibility in 2026, we will assess whether these data sets and the thresholds we have previously used remain the best approach to judging eligibility for t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department for Business and Trade: Catering
20 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of (a) tableware and (b) crockery used in his Department is made by a British manufacturer.
Post Office: Reorganisation
27 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) engage with and (b) educate postmasters on the practical implications of the potential mutualisation of the Post Office.
Natural Gas: Prices
19 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the price of wholesale gas on the viability of energy intensive industries.
Energy Intensive Industries: Electricity
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Industry Supercharger scheme.
Energy Intensive Industries: Taxation
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the value of exemptions from green levies provided to energy-intensive industries in 2025-26.
Ceramics: Manufacturing Industries
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to the ceramics manufacturing sector to mitigate the cost of industrial gas.
Chemicals: Manufacturing Industries
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support is available to the chemical manufacturing sector to mitigate the cost of industrial gas.
Manufacturing Industries: Energy
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy costs on the retention of manufacturing jobs in the West Midlands.
Ceramics: Energy
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings and discussions his Department has had with the ceramics industry regarding energy cost relief.
Exports: Energy
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on the energy-related costs of UK exporters.
Glass: Manufacturing Industries
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the glass manufacturing industry with gas energy prices.
Hospitality Industry: Energy
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on extending energy cost support for hospitality businesses.