Oral Question·Treasury
“What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to regional funding arrangements on the economies of local communities which either are not part of a combined authority or do not have a metro mayor.”
Tabled: 2 September 2026Answered: 8 September 2026
Asked by
Alex McIntyre
Labour — Gloucester
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Sarah Jones)
On 4 October, the Government announced £21.7 billion over the next 25 years to launch the UK’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage industry. We will provide further details on the next steps for CCUS, including track 2 projects such as Acorn, in the coming months.