British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
(asked on 23rd 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 enquiries his Department’s BICS helpdesk has handled since the launch of the eligibility checker.
Answered by
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 28th October 2026
The Government is committed to supporting businesses to apply for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS). This includes an enquiry service, an online eligibility checker and published guidance to support businesses applying.
Management information on enquires to BICS support services are collected for operational purposes and are not currently published.