PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Carbon Capture and Storage: UK Trade with EU (13 June 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the single market on the carbon capture and storage industry.

Asked by:
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)

We want the UK to become a global technology leader in Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and to maximise the associated economic opportunities for the UK.

CCUS has a potentially important role in decarbonising industry, power and heat in the UK. The Clean Growth Strategy sets out a range of actions – domestically and internationally – that we will take to unlock the technology’s potential, including investing £100 million in innovation for industry and CCUS.

The Government is considering all aspects of its future relationship with the EU, including the arrangements for transport and geological storage of carbon dioxide, as well as how to continue development of CCUS technologies.

Cost effective decarbonisation remains a priority for the UK, and across Europe. We will work domestically and with our trading partners to reduce costs, accelerate deployment and maximise the UK opportunities of CCUS.

Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
19 June 2018