Written questions

Construction: Stone

Commons · Question 95658 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of natural stone and other low-carbon materials to reducing embodied carbon in the UK construction sector.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 9 Dec 2025

The department is currently developing policies that will help grow the market for low carbon industrial products, including green procurement and improved carbon accounting. The initial focus of these policies is steel, cement, and concrete products used...