Question follow-through · 128248
Energy Intensive Industries: Electricity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Industry Supercharger scheme.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Industry Supercharger scheme.
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2026
Answer published
Since 1 April 2024, eligible Energy-Intensive Industries have benefited from the British Industry Supercharger, which tackles carbon leakage by bringing industrial electricity costs closer in line with those in neighbouring countries. Subsequent evidence ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
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Storage: Energy
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Energy: Foreign Investment in UK
22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy costs on the UK’s attractiveness for Foreign Direct Investment.
Business: Energy
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Manufacturing Industries: Energy
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Energy Intensive Industries
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Agriculture: Energy
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Retail Trade: Energy
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Life Sciences: Energy
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