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Written question asked by Lord Offord of Garvel (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 July 2025. It was answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.


Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Aberdeenshire and Yorkshire and the Humber

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the carbon capture projects in Aberdeenshire and the Humber are successful.

Answer

The government has announced its support for the Acorn (Scotland) and Viking (Humber) clusters and is providing the development funding to advance their delivery. A final investment decision (FID) will be taken later this Parliament, subject to project readiness and affordability.

The government has been working with clusters to understand what they need to keep them progressing to FID and are confident the Spending Review outcome will enable us to continue collaborating on that.

As agreed with Acorn, the government has established a ministerial-led forum, where UK and Scottish governments, regulators and industry representatives come together on a regular basis to drive forward momentum for the Scottish cluster. The forum convened for the first time on 22/07/25 and was chaired by the Minister for Industry.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9508
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Yorkshire and the Humber Aberdeenshire Carbon capture, usage and storage
Link
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