Written questions

Clean Energy: Investment

Commons · Question 33130 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to encourage occupational pension schemes to invest in clean energy (a) projects and (b) infrastructure.

Answer

Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 4 Mar 2025

The Government is committed to working with the pensions sector to transition to net zero. DESNZ collaborates with DWP and others in Government on this. Pension schemes in scope of DWP’s requirements must produce an annual Taskforce on Climate-related Fin...