British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
(asked on 26th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what regional distribution of BICS applicant businesses has been recorded across English regions, Scotland, and Wales.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 29th October 2026
The application window for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme remains open until 30 November 2026. As applications continue to be received and assessed, it would not be appropriate to comment on individual applications or provide detailed breakdowns of applicants at this stage.