Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential emissions reductions achievable by transitioning the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnace production.

No recent assessment has been made of the potential emissions reductions achievable from transitioning the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnace production. However, British Steel stated in December 2023 that moving to electric arc furnaces could reduce the carbon intensity of its steelmaking operations by around 75 per cent. More broadly, as set out in the Steel Strategy, the Government sees electric arc furnaces as the most viable form of production as traditional blast furnaces reach the end of their operational life, and we continue towards our net zero ambitions.