Energy Intensive Industries: Environment Protection and Renewable Energy
Commons · Question 8333 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to help energy intensive businesses to increase their use of renewable energy and environmentally-conscious manufacturing processes.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 17 Jun 2026
The Government recognises that high energy costs are a key challenge for energy intensive businesses and act as a barrier to investment in decarbonisation and cleaner manufacturing processes. In the Modern Industrial Strategy, we announced the creation of...