Question follow-through · 126788
Ceramics: Energy Intensive Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent and sustained increases in energy prices on energy-intensive manufacturers in the ceramics sector, including companies such as
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 16 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent and sustained increases in energy prices on energy-intensive manufacturers in the ceramics sector, including companies such as
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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16 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government is aware of the pressure on ceramics businesses created by high energy prices, and that the gas-intensive nature of the majority of ceramics businesses means they do not currently qualify for the Government’s electricity price support schem...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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