Question follow-through · 90211
Manufacturing Industries: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of UK energy policy on the competitiveness of the UK manufacturing sector.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of UK energy policy on the competitiveness of the UK manufacturing sector.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2025
Answer published
This government recognises the importance of reducing energy costs to boost UK manufacturing competitiveness. Under the Modern Industrial Strategy, the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will reduce electricity costs by up to £40/MWh for over 7000 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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