Question follow-through · 95293

Energy Company Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on local employment and SME supply chains of reducing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
3 Dec 2025
Answer
3 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 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 on local employment and SME supply chains of reducing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    To bring domestic energy bills down for all, ECO will not continue when the current schemes end. Government recognises that this is likely to have an impact on some companies in the supply chain. Government has instead committed additional grant funding o...

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