Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including provisions on carbon leakage as part of the Energy Bill.

The Government is delivering the landmark Energy Bill which will liberate private investment in clean technologies and deliver the crucial transformation of the energy system for the long term.

The UK recognises the importance of addressing the risk of carbon leakage to ensure that its ambitious policy of decarbonisation is not undermined through the transition to Net Zero.

Whilst the Energy Bill does not contain explicit provisions relating to carbon leakage, the Government committed to consult on a range of potential mitigations for carbon leakage in the spring.