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.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 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.

  2. 10 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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 ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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