Question follow-through · 76350

Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of discontinuing energy discount schemes on (a) apple and (b) pear growers.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of discontinuing energy discount schemes on (a) apple and (b) pear growers.

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    No such assessment has been made. However, the Government believes our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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