Question follow-through · 128146
Ceramics: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the pottery and ceramics sector with industrial energy costs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 5 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, what steps his Department is taking to support the pottery and ceramics sector with industrial energy costs.
21 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government is aware of the pressure of high industrial energy costs on the ceramics industry, including the pottery sector. A small number of electricity-intensive ceramics businesses, including in the technical, advanced, and brick sectors, will bene...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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