Written Question·Treasury·UIN 39564

Metals: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of differentiating the emissions associated between pre- and post-consumer scrap metal in the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.

Answer

James Murray
As set out in our response to the consultation on the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), imported scrap products within the aluminum and iron & steel sectors will not be within scope of the CBAM, upon introduction from 1 Janu...

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