Energy: Industry

Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered am ar 14 Mawrth 2013.

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Photo of Nicholas Dakin Nicholas Dakin Opposition Whip (Commons)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 28 February 2013, Official Report, column 635W, on energy: industry, when he plans to set out the details of support to be provided to energy intensive industries.

Photo of Michael Fallon Michael Fallon The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

We expect to publish guidance once the European Commission has cleared the Government's proposals to support energy intensive industries (EII); our current plans envisage publication in April. For Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) compensation, we expect to commence payments by the end of July.

Our plans for indirect carbon price floor compensation are still under consideration by the Commission, we expect state aid clearance to take longer than for ETS compensation. However, we are hopeful that we will be in a position to commence payments in the autumn.

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