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Industry: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the industrial energy subsidies provided by the US under the Inflation Reduction Act with those available to UK firms.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
29 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the industrial energy subsidies provided by the US under the Inflation Reduction Act with those available to UK firms.

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    It has not proved possible to respond to the Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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