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Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department provides to UK companies developing synthetic hydrocarbons as alternatives to conventional fossil fuels; and what assessment his Department has made of the potenti

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department provides to UK companies developing synthetic hydrocarbons as alternatives to conventional fossil fuels; and what assessment his Department has made of the potenti

  2. 25 Mar 2026

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  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Given that low carbon fuels will find their primary application in transport decarbonisation, this policy area is led by the Department for Transport. Low carbon fuels, including synthetic hydrocarbons produced from sustainable biomass and other renewable...

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