Question follow-through · 64199
UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's consultation Extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap beyond 2030, published on 12 February 2025, when the Government's response will be published.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department's consultation Extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap beyond 2030, published on 12 February 2025, when the Government's response will be published.
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jul 2025
Answer published
The consultation on extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap beyond 2030 closed on the 9th of April 2025. The UK ETS Authority recognises the importance of providing certainty and clarity on the scheme. Responses to the consultation are currently bei...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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