Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, CP 399, published on 17 March 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on decarbonising the (a) iron and (b) steel sectors by 2035.

The Government remains committed to supporting the decarbonisation of the UK steel sector and to improving its global competitiveness. Industrial sectors (including iron and steel) have been encouraged to bid into Government competitive funds worth more than £1 billion to support them in cutting emissions and improving their energy efficiency.

In March, the Government also published a consultation considering a range of additional potential policy measures to mitigate future carbon leakage risk and ensure UK industrial base has the optimal policy environment to decarbonise.