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Energy: Small Businesses

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126302

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the average increase in energy costs for small businesses since 2021.

Answered by Martin McCluskey

The department publishes statistics on the price paid for electricity and gas by the non-domestic sector.

Industrial energy price statistics - GOV.UK

This includes tables 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 outlining the prices of fuels purchased by non-domestic consumers split by consumption size band.

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