Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 110743

Energy: Air Pollution

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure a just transition and economic fairness for communities when reducing air pollution from the energy sector.

Answer

Katie White
The government’s approach to the transition is built on the principle of fairness – for households by ensuring energy security and protecting billpayers, and for workers by ensuring decarbonisation is a route to reindustrialisation.The transition will unl...

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