Agriculture: British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
Commons · Question 16401 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme to include the agricultural sector.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 13 Jul 2026
BICS is a targeted scheme designed to support a defined group of sectors within the Industrial Strategy’s growth sectors (IS-8), where electricity cost relief is expected to have the greatest impact on growth; and within that, focusing on manufacturing ac...