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 potential impact of being temporarily exempted from the UK emission trading scheme on UK ceramic manufacturers.

The Government is committed to supporting UK industry to decarbonise, protecting thousands of jobs in regions across the UK and enabling growth and wealth creation.

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) incentivises industries to find the most cost-effective solutions to decarbonise. UK ETS participants, including those in the ceramics sector, are provided with free allocations, to incentivise emissions reduction and protect energy intensive, trade exposed industries from the risk of carbon leakage.