Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 17059

Iron and Steel: Energy Intensive Industries

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Antonia Bance

LabourTipton and Wednesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors, including scrap.

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Government remains committed to ensuring British businesses are internationally competitive and I recognise the pressure that energy costs place on the steel industry and related sectors.A number of firms supporting the wider steel industry are curren...

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