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Energy Supply: Manufacturing Industries

Commons · Question 37685 · Tabled 12 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of GB Energy on UK ceramic manufacturers.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 17 Mar 2025

Ceramics manufacturing is an energy-intensive process, and we recognise that price shocks in recent years have left businesses and families struggling with energy bills. In an unstable world, the only way to guarantee energy security and protect billpayer...