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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

The Government’s landmark Net Zero Strategy, published on October 19, will drive forward our ambition to reach net zero and level up the UK by supporting up to 190,000 jobs in the middle of the 2020s and up to 440,000 jobs in 2030. Affordability is a key pillar of the Government's Net Zero Strategy, and we are working with businesses to deliver deep cost reductions in low-carbon technologies.  For example, we are delivering a Government programme of innovation to enable decarbonisation backed by funding of at least £1.5bn during next spending review period, which will help reduce energy costs for consumers.