Question follow-through · 24393
Renewable Energy: Industry
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of US policies enacted between 20 January 2017 and 20 January 2021 on the UK renewable energy industry.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of US policies enacted between 20 January 2017 and 20 January 2021 on the UK renewable energy industry.
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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20 Jan 2025
Answer published
The UK government is committed to monitoring US policies and considering what action is best to promote and safeguard UK business interests.Between January 2017 and January 2021, we engaged the US administration extensively on a range of US policies, incl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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