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Energy Intensive Industries: Ceramics

Commons · Question 36726 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of opening the Energy Intensive Industry Exemption scheme to all ceramics manufacturers.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Mar 2025

Eligibility for relief through the British Energy Supercharger scheme is based on an assessment of the electricity and trade intensity of an individual sector and how exposed it is to the risk of carbon leakage. The list of eligible sectors is set out in ...