Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

What steps he is taking to help reduce industrial energy costs.

Tabled: 22 January 2026Answered: 29 January 2026

Asked by

Nick Smith

LabourBlaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Chris McDonald)

The Government recognise the challenge of high industrial energy costs. From April we will raise the discount on electricity network charges from 60% to 90% under the network charging compensation scheme, supporting around 550 electricity-intensive businesses. This year we also plan to review eligibility for the British industry supercharger and the energy-intensive industries compensation scheme. From 2027 the British industrial competitiveness scheme will cut electricity costs by around £35 to £40 per MWh for around 7,000 manufacturing businesses.