Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 108319

Glass: Manufacturing Industries

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on domestic British glass manufactures as a result of the decision by UK Export Finance to finance £100m for a new bottle plant in Belgium.

Answer

Chris Bryant

In its role as the UK’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF) provided a loan guarantee on commercial terms that will enable UK companies to supply goods and services to the Belgian bottle plant. Through this guaranteed loan, UKEF is supporting T...

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