Energy Intensive Industries: Electricity
Commons · Question 128248 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the British Industry Supercharger scheme.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 23 Apr 2026
Since 1 April 2024, eligible Energy-Intensive Industries have benefited from the British Industry Supercharger, which tackles carbon leakage by bringing industrial electricity costs closer in line with those in neighbouring countries. Subsequent evidence ...