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Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Thursday, 3 November 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2022. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 November 2022 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Agriculture: Energy Bill Relief Scheme

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 31 October (HL2654), what specific provisions the Energy Bill Relief Scheme contains to support farming businesses; and what estimate they have made of the impact of that scheme on farming businesses.

Answer

The Energy Bill Relief Scheme is available to all eligible non-domestic energy customers, including businesses, charities and the public sector and will provide a discount on the wholesale costs of gas and electricity. This includes farming businesses on eligible non-domestic energy supply contracts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3211
Session
2022-23
Related items
Agriculture: Energy and Food Supply
Monday, 31 October 2022
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Agriculture Energy bill relief scheme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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