A question on #Defence #ManufacturingIndustries tabled by Alex Ballinger on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Sarah Jones.

Heading: Defence: Manufacturing Industries
Question ID: 1817775
UIN: 63748
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 5238
Asking Member display name: Alex Ballinger
Asking Member handle: AlexBallingerMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AlexBallingerMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support with energy costs to defence manufacturers engaged in energy-intensive steel casting.
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Date answered: 2025-07-08
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4631
Answering Member display name: Sarah Jones
Answering Member handle: LabourSJ
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LabourSJ
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Answer text: For Energy Intensive Industries overall, our Clean Power 2030 target is the key to long-term sustainable price reductions. From 2027, the new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme will reduce electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour for over 7...
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Answering body ID: 215
Answering body name: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tweeted: true