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Ceramics: Government Assistance

Asked by Cameron ThomasIndependentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 16 April 2026UIN 127001

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the pottery sector.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Government is aware of the pressures facing the ceramics industry. Department for Business and Trade (DBT) officials regularly engage with ceramics businesses and the sector’s main trade association, Ceramics UK, to explore how the sector can be supported. DBT remains aware of issues, including pressure from foreign imports, and has worked with the sector and the Trade Remedies Authority to help address this issue. The Government encourages Ceramics UK and ceramics businesses to continue engaging with government to ensure that DBT officials have a clear understanding of the challenges facing ceramics businesses, and the pottery sector specifically.

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