Question follow-through · 116457
Carbon Emissions: Refineries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of carbon price linkage within the EU on the oil refining sector in the UK.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of carbon price linkage within the EU on the oil refining sector in the UK.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Mar 2026
Answer published
The UK’s refining capacity is very important to our energy security and resilience, and is an industrial base which contributes to the continued growth of our regions. This government recognises the wider challenges facing the sector and know that tacklin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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