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Fossil Fuels: Advertising

Asked by Ian ByrneLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 22 November 2024UIN 14118

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's polices of UN Secretary-General António Guterres's call for every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies, dated 5 June 2024.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is responsible for regulating advertising in the UK across traditional forms of media and takes environmental issues into account. The ASA operates independently of Government, and I would encourage the Hon. Member to reach out to the ASA to discuss this issue further.

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