Carbon Emissions and Public Expenditure
Commons · Question 62222 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that the Spending Review 2025 is compatible with the UK’s (a) net zero target and (b) interim carbon budgets.
Answer
Answered by Darren Jones, 2 Jul 2025
HM Treasury has established processes to assess the climate and environmental impacts of major spending bids These impacts informed, alongside other policy considerations, decisions made at Spending Review 2025. In total, the Government committed £63bn in...