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Salt: Production

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 April 2026UIN 125340

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing support to help prevent the closure of the Inovyn salt production facility in Cheshire.

Answered by Chris McDonald

Government maintains an ongoing dialogue with Inovyn on the issues facing the operation of their salt plant at Runcorn. I have exchanged correspondence with the Hon Member for Runcorn and Helsby on the matter earlier this year.

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