Question follow-through · 75921
Carbon Emissions: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a just transition for climate policies on (a) rural areas and (b) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2025 · 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
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a just transition for climate policies on (a) rural areas and (b) Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Sept 2025
Answer published
The transition to net zero is the economic and industrial opportunity of the century. The government's approach is built on fairness and it is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access the benefits. The upcoming publication of the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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