Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss linking the respective emissions trading schemes of the UK and EU at the UK-EU Leaders Summit on 19 May 2025.

Under the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK Government and EU agreed to give serious consideration to linking our respective carbon pricing schemes and to cooperate on carbon pricing. As part of our reset with the EU the Government continues to explore all options to improve trade and investment.