Oral QuestionDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

What recent steps his Department has taken to support carbon capture and storage.

Tabled: 6 November 2024Answered: 12 November 2024

Asked by

Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)Hackney South and Shoreditch

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

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.