Question follow-through · 15178
Carbon Emissions: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce emissions associated with goods and services imported into the UK.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to reduce emissions associated with goods and services imported into the UK.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2026
Answer published
Evidence does not suggest the UK’s emissions reductions have been achieved principally through offshoring. The Climate Change Committee’s 2025 Progress Report stated that the UK’s reduction in territorial emissions from 1990 to 2022 significantly outweigh...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Heating: Housing
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Energy: Small Businesses
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the impact of energy debt repayment arrangements on the ability of small businesses to remain financially viable.