Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support British cement producers with their energy costs.

Some cement businesses currently receive support under the British Industry Supercharger, which provides relief to eligible energy-intensive industries for some electricity policy and network costs. These cement businesses also benefitted from the uplift of the Network Charging Compensation Scheme, an element of the British Industry Supercharger, and now receive 90% compensation for their electricity network charges. The Government understands the pressure of high energy costs and regularly engages with the cement sector’s main trade association, the Mineral Products Association, to understand the sector’s challenges and explore how best to support it.