Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15472

Cement: Industry

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

ConservativeBasildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of importance of the cement industry to the economy and the number of jobs reliant on it.

Answer

Chris McDonald
No specific assessment on the importance of the cement industry to the economy or number of jobs reliant on it has been conducted. However, the Government is aware of the sector's importance to the economy and government priorities as well as the number o...

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