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Commons · Question 128263 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Gareth Snell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the regional distribution of energy cost support for businesses in the West Midlands of England.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 28 Apr 2026

The Department for Business and Trade manages two energy cost support schemes, the British Industry Supercharger and the Energy-Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme, to support eligible energy-intensive industries with the indirect costs of emissions ...