Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of localised carbon capture at carbon-dioxide emitting facilities such as waste incineration and biogas plants for the UK's industrial requirements for carbon dioxide.

Since last autumn, the UK carbon dioxide (CO2) market’s resilience has improved, with additional imports and further domestic production. It is for the CO2 industry to ensure supplies to UK businesses and the Government is working with industry to encourage a diverse supply.

The Government is aware of several new UK-based CO2 sources under development by industry, however, these will take time to realise and are commercially sensitive.

Waste management carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects are eligible for support under the Industrial Carbon Capture business model, which is considered the best way to support their deployment, given the current barriers and the importance of CCS for decarbonising the sector.