Question follow-through · 124200
UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many businesses received free allowances under the Emissions Trading Scheme in each of the last three years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 17 Apr 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many businesses received free allowances under the Emissions Trading Scheme in each of the last three years.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Apr 2026
Answer published
The number of businesses that received free allowances under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) in each of the last three years was as follows: 2024: 2842025: 2732026: 265 Note that the Allocation Table lists the company that operated each site at t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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UK Emissions Trading Scheme
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of purchasing Emissions Trading Scheme permits in the secondary market on the cost to businesses.