Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 17 April 2026.
Andrew Griffith
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many businesses received free allowances under the Emissions Trading Scheme in each of the last three years.
Chris McDonald
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The number of businesses that received free allowances under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) in each of the last three years was as follows:
2024: 284
2025: 273
2026: 265
Note that the Allocation Table lists the company that operated each site at the time the table was last updated, rather than when the free allowances for a given year were distributed, so the figures above should be treated as approximate for 2024 and 2025.
This information is publicly available on GOV.UK at UK ETS Allocation Table for operators of installations - GOV.UK.
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