British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme

(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many staff in his Department are responsible for administering the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.


Answered by
Blair McDougall Portrait
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 19th October 2026

The Department has established a dedicated operational team to process applications for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme and has built flexibility into its resourcing model to respond to application volumes. Staffing requirements and administration costs will continue to be kept under review as the Scheme is implemented.

Detailed information on staffing levels and estimated administration costs is internal management information and has not been published.

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