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Asked by Sorcha EastwoodAllianceTreasuryTabled Answered 27 April 2026UIN 128318

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential Barnett consequences arising from the proposed expansion of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.

Answered by James Murray

The British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme is being delivered in England, Wales and Scotland.

Responsibility for energy policy in Northern Ireland sits with the Northern Ireland Executive. However, the UK Government will provide funding for the Northern Ireland Executive to deliver comparable support in the usual way.

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