Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
Commons · Question 87724 · Tabled 4 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 uplifted Network Charging Compensation Scheme on the UK’s industrial electricity price competitiveness relative to other G7 economies.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 11 Nov 2025
Raising the level of compensation delivered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme from 60% to 90% will reduce electricity prices for the average energy intensive industry (EII) business by a further £7-10/MWh. This increased discount will bring elec...