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Written question asked by Adrian Bailey (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 January 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Friday, 23 January 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Matt Hancock (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 January 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Electricity: Industry

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on which industrial sectors reach the preliminary threshold of seven per cent electricity intensity, but in which a majority of businesses do not meet the added 20 per cent electricity intensity threshold.

Answer

The Government estimates that relief from the costs of the Renewables Obligation and Small Scale Feed in Tariffs scheme will be £1.2bn between 2016/17 and 2019/2020. However the exact cost will depend on the number of companies that apply for the relief; their electricity usage and levels of production.

While the Government has sector electricity data we have limited business level data from a small number of sectors. We do not therefore have an assessment of the number of sectors that pass the sector level test but fail the business level test.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221317
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Electricity Industry
Link
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