Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses and what proportion of eligible businesses were participating in the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme as of 1 July 2023.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
As of 1 July 2023 there are 317 companies participating in the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme.
My department’s Energy Intensive Industries (EII) team carries out ongoing engagement with the Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) and directly with trade associations and companies to help ensure that as many of those companies that are eligible are aware of the scheme and able to apply for it.
Until individual companies undertake the application process it is not possible for government to make a decision on whether they are or are not eligible.
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme on energy intensive industries.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
My department’s Energy Intensive Industries team carries out ongoing engagement with key energy intensive sectors to ensure that the schemes in question continue to provide appropriate financial support for the most affected companies.
We look for ways to take into account the feedback we receive to ensure we deliver the schemes in the most beneficial way. This includes a review of the analysis that underpins the eligibility criteria for the measures and we intend to complete this review in 2026.