Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the impact of the ceramics industry on gross domestic product in the last five years.

The Department for Business and trade estimates that the ceramics industry was worth £1.1 billion in 2021¹. Over the last five years, the ceramics industry has represented 0.1% of UK GDP².

1- ONS Annual Business Survey accessed here

2- ONS Gross Value Added accessed here