Question follow-through · 8549
Iron and Steel: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to implement procurement rules to give greater weight to the inclusion of green steel in purchased goods and services.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 18 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to implement procurement rules to give greater weight to the inclusion of green steel in purchased goods and services.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Oct 2024
Answer published
Building demand for low carbon products is essential for achieving net zero. Public procurement is a key lever for driving demand. At COP28 the UK declared its intention to meet international green procurement pledges for low emission steel and concrete i...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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