Richard Holden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: AviationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 16609 on Aviation: UK Emissions Trading Scheme, if she will publish the (a) low, (b) central and (c) high scenarios modelled for the impact
Answer: The Department has not published and has no current plans to publish estimates of the impact of UK Emissions Trading Scheme allowance prices on the cost of UK domestic flights between 2026 and 2050. As set out in the answer previously provided to the hon....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: PublicityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16636 on Department for Transport: Public Relations, how much was spent on 23rd's work on the Electric Vehicles campaign, and what services
Answer: The expenditure on 23red’s work for the Electric Vehicles campaign was met from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s budget for the Clean Energy Mission campaign. 23red is engaged primarily as a partnership agency supporting delivery of campa...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: PublicityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16636 on Department for Transport: Public Relations, from which Department's budget the expenditure on 23red's work for the Electric Vehicle
Answer: The expenditure on 23red’s work for the Electric Vehicles campaign was met from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s budget for the Clean Energy Mission campaign. 23red is engaged primarily as a partnership agency supporting delivery of campa...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax Power Station: BiofuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any review has been undertaken of biomass sustainability verification procedures following allegations raised in the Drax whistleblower case.
Answer: The Government keeps arrangements for assuring compliance with biomass sustainability requirements under review and is committed to a process of continuous improvement in biomass sustainability standards, compliance, and verification. This includes consid...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax Power Station: BiofuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether information arising from the Drax whistleblower case has informed the development of future biomass sustainability monitoring and reporting requirements.
Answer: The Government keeps arrangements for assuring compliance with biomass sustainability requirements under review and is committed to a process of continuous improvement in biomass sustainability standards, compliance, and verification. This includes consid...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDrax Power Station: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria her Department will use to determine whether Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage at Drax represents value for money.
Answer: No final decisions around the deployment of large-scale BECCS projects have been made. Any potential projects must go through due process in a CCUS allocation round including eligibility checks, assessment, and due diligence ahead of any project-specific ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria she will use when considering requests by Drax Power Station to supply electricity directly to data centres under future support arrangements.
Answer: The low-carbon dispatchable Contract for Difference (LCD CfD) signed with Drax Power Station for the period 2027-31 contains a provision for the generator to request the ability to provide up to 500MW of power to a data centre via a private wire. The Gove...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: ShippingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the extension of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime on defence manufacturing businesses on the Isle of Wight.
Answer: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme expanded to include maritime emissions earlier this year. The Scheme applies to ship owners and operators, who are responsible for monitoring and reporting emissions from in-scope activities and surrendering allowances. Thi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNet Zero Teesside Power: Iron and SteelDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he made of requiring the structural steel used in the Net Zero Teesside carbon capture, utilisation and storage project to be (a) produced and (b) fabricated in the UK.
Answer: The Government knows it is important to communities across the country that we use UK-made steel. We are ambitious about increasing the use of UK made steel in UK energy and infrastructure projects where possible. Net Zero Teesside is not a public procure...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate has been made of the potential cost impact of the UK ETS and domestic carbon pricing mechanisms on the cost of UK domestic flights between 2026 and 2050.
Answer: Due to uncertainty surrounding both future emissions and carbon prices, the Government has not produced an estimate of the potential impact of the UK ETS on the cost of domestic flights between 2026 and 2050. The costs faced by aircraft operators will dep...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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