Question follow-through · 66107
Climate Change: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the estimate in the report by the OBR entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published in July 2025 of the fis
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
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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
9 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the estimate in the report by the OBR entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published in July 2025 of the fis
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2025
Answer published
In its most recent ‘Fiscal risks and sustainability report’ (2025), the OBR is clear that the costs of climate damage are getting higher, while the cost of the net zero transition is getting lower. Only by investing in the transition now can we reduce cos...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Electrical Substations: Fires
1 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has investigated the causes of fires at electrical substations in the last 12 months.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media
2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Flags
9 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media
10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 10 September to Question 74317 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media, how much his Department has spent on promotion through social medi
Solar Power: Lincolnshire
12 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the number of rooftop solar panels in use in Lincolnshire.
Solar Power: Lincolnshire
15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the proportion of solar developments in Lincolnshire that incorporate biodiversity net gain requirements.
Energy Company Obligation: Fraud
14 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the level of suspected fraud on the Energy Company Obligation since 2022.
Energy Company Obligation: Fraud
14 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to recover funds fraudulently obtained under the Energy Company Obligation.
Energy: Meters
17 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of households that are not on the smart meter network in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Internet
21 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what measures his Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Sanitation
5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities his Department provides in its premises.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Civil Service
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2023.