Question follow-through · 125340

Salt: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing support to help prevent the closure of the Inovyn salt production facility in Cheshire.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
16 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing support to help prevent the closure of the Inovyn salt production facility in Cheshire.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Government maintains an ongoing dialogue with Inovyn on the issues facing the operation of their salt plant at Runcorn. I have exchanged correspondence with the Hon Member for Runcorn and Helsby on the matter earlier this year.

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