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Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the uplift in compensation for energy intensive industries does not lead to increased costs for other electricity consumers.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the uplift in compensation for energy intensive industries does not lead to increased costs for other electricity consumers.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government will bear down on costs across the energy system to ensure that the uplift of the relief offered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme does not lead to a net increase in electricity bills for domestic and non-domestic energy consumers...

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