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Written question asked by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 16 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 January 2023. It was answered by Graham Stuart (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 January 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Small Businesses: Environment Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Federation of Small Businesses’ proposal to introduce Help to green vouchers for small businesses.

Answer

The Government keeps energy efficiency support for businesses, including SMEs, under review. Existing initiatives include an exemption on business rates for green technology, providing small businesses grants under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and support under the £289million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.

The Government is reviewing what additional levers can be introduced to help small businesses to be more energy efficient, including financial support such as those suggested by the Federation of Small Businesses. As part of this, in the Autumn Statement my Rt Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that Government will establish a new Energy Efficiency Taskforce to help achieve the Government's target to reduce energy consumption from buildings and industry by 15% by 2030.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124023
Session
2022-23
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Environment protection Small businesses Voucher schemes Federation of Small Businesses
Link
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