Written questions

Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

Commons · Question 87289 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the uplift in Network Charging Compensation Scheme relief on small and medium-sized manufacturers not eligible for EII status.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 11 Nov 2025

The Government will bear down on costs across the energy system to ensure that the uplift does not lead to a net increase in electricity bills for domestic and non-domestic energy consumers, including small and medium scale non-energy intensive manufactur...