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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Whether the £60 million for operating costs under the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme can be used to meet the higher energy costs that manufacturers incur when they replace gas-fired kilns with electric kilns.

The Ceramics Industry Support Scheme will offer grant funding to support Capital Investment in decarbonisation and efficiency. Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade officials are working at pace to publish final eligibility and application guidance. Further details will be brought forward by the end of the year.