Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, why commercial laundrettes, such as Johnsons in the Grantham and Bourne constituency, are not included in the Energy Intensive Industry Scheme.

The British Industry Supercharger supports businesses by relieving them of certain electricity policy and network costs. The list of eligible sectors is based on European Commission guidelines, since eligibility was established when the UK was an EU Member State. The scheme currently targets businesses in sectors like steel and chemicals who are at the highest risk of carbon leakage and who meet specific trade and electricity intensity thresholds. The Government intends to review the scheme this year and interested stakeholders can engage with the associated public consultation. Any amendments to the policy are subject to ministerial and UK Parliament approval.