Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme on employment levels in ceramic manufacturers.

The Government is committed to supporting UK industry to decarbonise and protecting hundreds of thousands of jobs in regions across the UK. A strong UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) will drive green investment as part of a broader industrial strategy, helping deliver a just transition, grow the economy, and secure good jobs for people across the country.

UK ETS participants, including those in the ceramics sector, receive free allocations to protect energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries from carbon leakage. As part of the review into free allocations, an assessment of impacts to sectors will be conducted before any final decisions are taken.