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All Party Parliamentary Group
UK Ceramics Industry APPG
To increase the understanding of the uses of ceramics and broaden the understanding of ceramic manufacturing in the UK among parliamentarians; to promote ceramic manufacturing and the ceramics industry as an asset within the UK economy, and to provide a forum for parliamentary discussion on the issues impacting the industry.

Found: UK Ceramics Industry

Written Question
Ceramics: Manufacturing Industries
Tuesday 20th February 2024

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she has taken to support the ceramic industry financially since the covid-19 pandemic.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

Eligible businesses in the ceramics sector are eligible to apply for the government’s Energy Intensive Industry (EII) Exemption Scheme and have received around £15m from it since 2013.

The sector will also benefit from the related British Industry Supercharger (BIS), with the government committed to rolling out its measures between April 2024 and April 2025.

This is in addition to the broader support with energy bills provided for business through the Energy Bill Relief and Discount schemes and the support provided by the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) to help invest in energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.

Commons Chamber
UK Trade Performance - Wed 01 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Gullis (Con - Stoke-on-Trent North) time she took yesterday to meet Johnson Tiles, Churchill China and Steelite—great manufacturers of ceramics - Speech Link
2: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) Friend for the meeting he organised yesterday with representatives of the ceramics industry and ceramics - Speech Link

Written Question
Ceramics: Manufacturing Industries
Thursday 13th July 2023

Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the impact of the ceramics industry on gross domestic product in the last five years.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

The Department for Business and trade estimates that the ceramics industry was worth £1.1 billion in 20211. Over the last five years, the ceramics industry has represented 0.1% of UK GDP2.

1- ONS Annual Business Survey accessed here

2- ONS Gross Value Added accessed here

Written Question
Ceramics: Carbon Emissions
Tuesday 11th July 2023

Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the ceramics industry to achieve net zero emissions.

Answered by Graham Stuart

The Government is committed to working with the ceramics industry to support decarbonisation. Innovative ceramics fuel mixes were supported through the Industrial Fuel Switching competition, with £300,000 for hydrogen trials in Stoke. On 5 June the Government launched the Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plans competition, which will provide support to local areas and could further support initiatives for ceramic decarbonisation. Funding for deployment of low carbon technologies, and for feasibility /engineering studies, is also available through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 19 Dec 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) It would also help the ceramics sector, in particular, if it were exempted from the emissions trading - Speech Link
2: Gareth Davies (Con - Grantham and Stamford) I can think of few greater champions for Stoke’s ceramics sector than my hon. Friend. - Speech Link

Written Question
Ceramics: Manufacturing Industries
Monday 10th July 2023

Asked by: Andrew Percy (Conservative - Brigg and Goole)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with brick manufacturers on the future economic performance of the ceramics industry.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

Department for Business and Trade ministers and officials are in regular contact with the ceramics sector, specifically brick manufacturers to discuss current and future priorities around energy costs, decarbonisation, and competitiveness.

Written Statements
UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Carbon Leakage - Mon 18 Dec 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Gareth Davies (Con - Grantham and Stamford) some of the most emissions-intensive industrial goods imported to the UK from the aluminium, cement, ceramics - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 27 Feb 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Jack Brereton (Con - Stoke-on-Trent South) The UK’s ceramics sector has invested heavily in energy efficiency technologies, and it is committed - Speech Link
2: Claire Coutinho (Con - East Surrey) Friend’s unwavering commitment to advocating for the ceramics sector in his constituency. - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
HM Treasury

Dec. 18 2023

Source Page: New UK levy to level carbon pricing
Document: New UK levy to level carbon pricing (webpage)

Found: imports of iron, steel, aluminium, ceramics and cement from overseas will face a comparable carbon