Written questions

Energy Intensive Industries: Taxation

Commons · Question 95666 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review energy support and taxation policy for energy-intensive industries such as quarrying to ensure fair treatment compared with high-carbon sectors like steel and glass.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 9 Dec 2025

The government keeps all tax under review as part of the policy making process. The government is bearing down on business energy prices by reducing Great Britain’s reliance on volatile international gas prices, and through a new framework to scrutinise e...