{"value":{"id":1876007,"askingMemberId":4358,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-01-28T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","uin":"109112","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce industrial electricity prices.","answeringBodyId":215,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy Security and Net Zero","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5116,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-02-06T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Our mission for Clean Power by 2030 will get us off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel prices, to cut bills for businesses and households for good.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to supporting industrial electrification and addressing barriers to investment, as highlighted in the 2023 call for evidence on enabling industrial electrification.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to develop policies to bring down electricity costs relative to gas for the non-domestic sector and intend to consult on options to reduce costs and make low-carbon heat the economically rational choice. Stakeholders will therefore have a voice in shaping future electrification policy.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Electricity: Industry","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1876007","method":"GET"}]}