Question follow-through · 1788
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including the metal packaging industry in the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including the metal packaging industry in the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
19 May 2026
Target answer date
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21 May 2026
Answer published
From 2027, the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will benefit over 10,000 eligible businesses, reducing electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour. The Government published its response to the consultation on eligibility in April, which incl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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