Question follow-through · 28979
Air Pollution: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and international counterparts on the potential merits of introducing an additional tax on high-polluting corporations to fund the tackling of pollution caused by
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and international counterparts on the potential merits of introducing an additional tax on high-polluting corporations to fund the tackling of pollution caused by
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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18 Sept 2026
Answer published
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) is our key lever to ensure those companies who are responsible for carbon emissions pay for them.Introduced in January 2021, the UK ETS covers 25% of UK emissions across the power sector, energy-intensive industry,...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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Financial Services: Domestic Abuse
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to deliver the economic abuse commitments in the Financial Inclusion Strategy; and what mechanisms are in place to monitor and report on progress in delivering those commitments and improving