Question follow-through · 37684
Alternative Fuels: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the capability of UK ceramics manufacturers to transition to lower-carbon fuels.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2025 · 5 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
12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the capability of UK ceramics manufacturers to transition to lower-carbon fuels.
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2025
Answer published
Carbon savings through fuel switching from fossil fuels to low carbon alternatives are needed for the industrial sector to transition to net zero. Government is developing a suite of policies to deliver these savings. As it does so, it is closely engaging...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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