Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 67934

Industry: Trade Competitiveness

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.30 of The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's timetable is for publishing its consultation on a new British industrial competitiveness

Answer

Sarah Jones
From 2027, the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will reduce electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour, which could benefit over 7,000 electricity-intensive businesses in manufacturing sectors, like automotive, and foundational manufact...

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