Written questions

Chemicals: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 24848 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help protect the chemical industry from (a) site closures and (b) job losses.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Feb 2025

The chemicals sector underpins almost all manufacturing in the UK and is fundamental to maximising growth and productivity across the economy to drive forward the government’s missions, including delivering growth for all. Reforms are underway to address ...