Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy on the delivery of large infrastructure projects.

The Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy recognised that net zero requires a major change in how industry makes goods and consumes energy. The Government is providing more than £2 billion of funding to decarbonise energy-intensive industries, which includes part of the £20 billion programme of investment in carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS).

The Government is also committed to creating demand for low carbon products, using measures such as green procurement for public projects, and product standards. The recent consultation on addressing carbon leakage risk will help inform government in how it can make further progress in delivering key infrastructure projects.