Written questions

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...