Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee in is report Greening imports: a UK carbon border approach, published on 4 April 2022 (HC 737) that a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism design should reflect engagement with low and middle income country trading partners, given the fact that less developed countries are less likely to have carbon pricing or the systems in place to calculate the emissions of their exports.

The government has recently consulted on potential future measures to mitigate carbon leakage risks, including the potential for a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The consultation closed on 22 June 2023. The government will respond to the consultation in due course.