Written questions

Natural Gas: Prices

Commons · Question 122190 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the price of wholesale gas on the viability of energy intensive industries.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 26 Mar 2026

This Government is aware of the impact of gas costs on energy-intensive industries and that current energy support schemes only subsidise the cost of electricity for eligible electricity-intensive businesses. My officials regularly engage with trade assoc...