Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 128146

Ceramics: Energy

Tabled: 17 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Susan Murray

Liberal DemocratMid Dunbartonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the pottery and ceramics sector with industrial energy costs.

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Government is aware of the pressure of high industrial energy costs on the ceramics industry, including the pottery sector. A small number of electricity-intensive ceramics businesses, including in the technical, advanced, and brick sectors, will bene...

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