Question follow-through · 95666

Energy Intensive Industries: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review energy support and taxation policy for energy-intensive industries such as quarrying to ensure fair treatment compared with high-carbon sectors like steel and glass.

answeredChris LawTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
3 Dec 2025
Answer
9 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review energy support and taxation policy for energy-intensive industries such as quarrying to ensure fair treatment compared with high-carbon sectors like steel and glass.

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The government keeps all tax under review as part of the policy making process. The government is bearing down on business energy prices by reducing Great Britain’s reliance on volatile international gas prices, and through a new framework to scrutinise e...

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