Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish (a) the percentile figure for (i) energy intensity and (ii) trade intensity for swimming pools and leisure centres the Government calculated when forming Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme and (b) the energy intensity and trade intensity for all other sectors on that scheme.

We have taken a consistent approach to identifying the most energy and trade intensive sectors, with all sectors that meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity eligible for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETII) component of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme. These thresholds have been set at sectors falling above the 80th percentile for energy intensity and 60th percentile for trade intensity, plus any sectors eligible for the existing energy compensation and exemption schemes.

Further information on the methodology has now been published on gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-discount-scheme-factsheet/energy-bills-discount-scheme-energy-and-trade-intense-industries-assessment-methodology.

All other eligible businesses will automatically receive a unit discount on their bills of up to £19.61/MW for electricity, and £6.97/MW for gas.