Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 87291
Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Conservative — West Worcestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the uplift in compensation for energy intensive industries does not lead to increased costs for other electricity consumers.
Answer
Chris McDonaldThe Government will bear down on costs across the energy system to ensure that the uplift of the relief offered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme does not lead to a net increase in electricity bills for domestic and non-domestic energy consumers...
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