Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 102880

Iron and Steel: Energy

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 95965, what assessment his Department has made of whether the £8 to £13 per tonne electricity cost differential faced by UK steel producers reflect

Answer

Chris McDonald

The energy intensity factor used only relates to the production of crude or liquid steel, which is not further treated or rolled into specific products. The electricity cost differential per tonne of steel between specific plants will depend on various fa...

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