Question follow-through · 90255

Investment: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of investment treaties on net zero policies.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
18 Nov 2025
Answer
18 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of investment treaties on net zero policies.

  2. 18 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the member of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry to the answer I gave on 12 November 2025 to UIN 88456.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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