Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 115075
Energy Intensive Industries: Costs
Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Antonia Bance
Labour — Tipton and Wednesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will be funded; when his Department plans to consult on how the scheme will be funded; and whether the costs of the scheme will be passed onto other co
Answer
Chris McDonaldA consultation will be launched in the Spring on the amendments to legislation that will be required to deliver the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme. This will include details on how the scheme will be funded.