{"value":{"id":63233,"askingMemberId":4125,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-06-23T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-06-25T00:00:00","uin":"201725","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he first notified the European Commission of his plans to compensate certain energy-intensive users for the indirect costs of the carbon price floor; and if he will make a statement.","answeringBodyId":26,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Innovation and Skills","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":88,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-07-01T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Government pre-notified the European Commission of our plans to compensate certain energy intensive industries for the indirect costs of the carbon price floor in September 2012 and, following feedback from the Commission, we formally notified them on 11th February 2014.</p><p>The European Commission approved our State Aid application on 21st May 2014 and we will be able to start paying companies shortly.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/63233","method":"GET"}]}