Question follow-through · 16563
Coal: Imports and Mining
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) importing coal from overseas and (b) mining coal in the UK on the environment.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 5 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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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
27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) importing coal from overseas and (b) mining coal in the UK on the environment.
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Dec 2024
Answer published
On 14th November 2024 the Government announced its intention to restrict the licensing of new coal mines: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-11-14/hcws215 The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the enviro...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Great British Energy
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Expenditure
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Arms Length Bodies
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