Question follow-through · 103927

Energy Company Obligation: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of closing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) on those employed by it.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Answering body: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled: 7 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 12 Jan 2026
Answer: 16 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

7 Jan 2026
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 closing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) on those employed by it.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jan 2026
Answer published
ECO4 has played a part in delivering clean heat technologies; however, issues identified by the NAO and PAC support a shift to a more direct, publicly-funded approach focused on technologies that cut bills and accelerate the transition to clean heat such ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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