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1283989

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) competitiveness of electricity prices in the UK and (b) effect of those prices on the UK steel sector’s ability to compete internationally.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	149256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure our economy remains strong and competitive. The ability for our industries to be able to compete across Europe and globally is a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put moving to a cleaner, greener economy at the heart of its Industrial Strategy, especially with our commitment to Net Zero. Our aim is to work with the steel sector and help them to reduce carbon emissions. We will continue to support the steel sector in achieving these aims through the various funds available such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and Clean Steel Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that reduction in the various renewable costs for eligible energy intensive industries, including steel, will save them around £400m a year in electricity costs. We have also extended the schemes to compensate certain energy intensive industries for indirect emission cost to the end of the next financial year in order to minimise disruption to existing recipients whilst we conduct a review. Between 2013 and 2019, total compensation paid to the steel sector was over £480m.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the recent report by UK Steel - <em>“Closing the Gap”</em> - regarding electricity prices and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/02/2021 15:25:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1282957

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UK steel sector’s commitment to increase capital investment in the UK in the event that the Government takes steps to ensure a level playing field on electricity costs.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>This issue is related to electricity costs for the steel industry and was highlighted in the recent UK Steel report “Closing the Gap”. We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/02/2021 16:46:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283023

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to ensure that electricity costs for the UK steel sector are competitive.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure our economy remains strong and competitive. The ability for our industries to be able to compete across Europe and globally is a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to work with the steel sector and help them to reduce carbon emissions. We will continue to support the steel sector in achieving these aims through the various funds available such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and Clean Steel Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that the reduction in the various renewable policy costs for eligible energy intensive industries, including steel, will save them around £400m a year in electricity costs. Between 2013 and 2019, total compensation paid to the steel sector was over £480m.</p><p> </p><p>We have also extended compensation for the indirect emission costs in electricity prices for the most energy-intensive companies at significant risk of carbon leakage by a year, to the end of 2021.<em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147786 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:51:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283024

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UK steel sector’s commitment to increase capital investment in the UK in the event that the Government takes steps to ensure that electricity costs are competitive.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to minimising energy costs for businesses to ensure our economy remains strong and competitive. The ability for our industries to be able to compete across Europe and globally is a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>Our aim is to work with the steel sector and help them to reduce carbon emissions. We will continue to support the steel sector in achieving these aims through the various funds available such as the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund and Clean Steel Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that the reduction in the various renewable policy costs for eligible energy intensive industries, including steel, will save them around £400m a year in electricity costs. Between 2013 and 2019, total compensation paid to the steel sector was over £480m.</p><p> </p><p>We have also extended compensation for the indirect emission costs in electricity prices for the most energy-intensive companies at significant risk of carbon leakage by a year, to the end of 2021.<em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147785 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:51:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283026

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations set out in the report by UK Steel entitled Closing the gap, published in February 2021, on reducing the industrial electricity price disparity between the UK and Germany and France.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>All these issues are related to electricity costs for the steel industry and were highlighted in the recent UK Steel report “Closing the Gap”. We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147788 147789 147790 147791 147792 147793 147794 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:49:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283029

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to introduce discounts on energy network costs for the steel sector.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>All these issues are related to electricity costs for the steel industry and were highlighted in the recent UK Steel report “Closing the Gap”. We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147787 147789 147790 147791 147792 147793 147794 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:49:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283031

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to introduce a Capacity Market Levy exemption to lower electricity prices for the steel sector.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>All these issues are related to electricity costs for the steel industry and were highlighted in the recent UK Steel report “Closing the Gap”. We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147787 147788 147790 147791 147792 147793 147794 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:49:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283032

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to implement 100 per cent compensation for the indirect costs of carbon to lower electricity prices for the steel sector.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>All these issues are related to electricity costs for the steel industry and were highlighted in the recent UK Steel report “Closing the Gap”. We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147787 147788 147789 147791 147792 147793 147794 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:49:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283035

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the steel sector of the forthcoming Targeted Charging Review reforms.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>All these issues are related to electricity costs for the steel industry and were highlighted in the recent UK Steel report “Closing the Gap”. We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147787 147788 147789 147790 147792 147793 147794 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:49:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1283036

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of network charging costs on the ability of the steel sector to compete globally.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	147792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>All these issues are related to electricity costs for the steel industry and were highlighted in the recent UK Steel report “Closing the Gap”. We welcome this report and will give its recommendations careful consideration.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 147787 147788 147789 147790 147791 147793 147794 question first answered 10/02/2021 17:49:37 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden