Energy Intensive Industries: Compensation
(asked on 2nd November 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, when he plans to publish the consultation on eligibility for the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme; and whether that consultation will include cement manufacturing.
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)
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade is aware of the competitiveness challenges facing the cement sector and regularly engages with the sector to understand its needs. The Government encourages the cement manufacturing industry to engage with the Energy-Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme review when the opportunity arises.