Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to support manufacturing businesses with energy costs.

The Government is helping to protect businesses from high energy costs through the six-month Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). HM Treasury is carrying out a review on the current scheme, which will be published in the new year.

In addition, the UK’s two Energy Intensive Industries Schemes offer support to eligible UK companies in certain sectors with particularly high energy costs. These schemes have provided £2 billion of relief to over 300 businesses across the UK.