Question follow-through · 128172
Manufacturing Industries: Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled Government cuts electricity bill for 10,000 manufacturers in boost for UK competitiveness, published on 15 April 2026, whether he held discus
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to their Department’s press release entitled Government cuts electricity bill for 10,000 manufacturers in boost for UK competitiveness, published on 15 April 2026, whether he held discus
21 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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27 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State and Ministers have had extensive and ongoing discussions with the manufacturing sector on electricity costs and UK competitiveness, both prior to and following the announcement of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS)...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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