Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 73644

Defence: Procurement

Tabled: 1 September 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of CBAM in January 2027 on defence procurement.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The UK Government will introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on 1 January 2027 to address the risk of carbon leakage, and support efforts towards industrial decarbonisation to achieve net zero. Initially, the CBAM will apply only to specif...

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