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Consumer Goods: Carbon Emissions

Asked by Gareth SnellLabour (Co-op)Department for Business and TradeTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 169

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to brief UK trade envoys on the energy-related strengths of the UK’s low-carbon goods and services sector.

Answered by Chris Bryant

Trade Envoys are briefed on each of the Industrial Strategy priority sectors, including the objectives of the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, and the UK's strengths in these supply chains. Prior to a market visit, Trade Envoys are briefed on the key objectives and sectors outlined in each Country Trade Plan.

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