Written questions

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...