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Environment Protection: Investment Zones

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67683

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with local authorities on supporting the development of green innovation investment zones.

Answered by Kerry McCarthy

As set out in the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, part of the Industrial Strategy, the department is launching a new Industrial Strategy Zones Net Zero Network, which will support collaboration between partners in Industrial Strategy Zones such as Investment Zones and Freeports, including local authorities.

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