Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme has concluded; when he plans to announce the Government's decisions on support for vulnerable non-domestic customers beyond March 2023; and if he will make a statement before the House rises for recess on 20 December 2022.

Through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), the government is providing a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic consumers. This is a temporary measure that will protect them from soaring energy costs and will apply to energy usage for six months from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.

The ongoing HMT-led review of the EBRS will determine support for UK non-domestic energy consumers beyond this six months, with the aim of reducing the public finances’ exposure to volatile international energy prices from April 2023. The Chancellor will announce the outcome of this review in the New Year to ensure businesses have sufficient certainty about future support before the current scheme ends in March 2023.