Written questions

Energy Intensive Industries: Scotland

Commons · Question 89017 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of support to reduce industrial electricity costs on job (a) creation and (b) retention in energy-intensive manufacturing sectors in Scot

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 14 Nov 2025

The Government delivers electricity cost relief schemes to provide support to businesses in energy intensive sectors across the country, including businesses in Scotland, to remain competitive and protect thousands of well paid, British jobs. The British ...