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Climate Change

Commons · Question 97990 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that climate adaptation is considered alongside decarbonisation in policy planning; and whether his Department plans to develop and publish a Nat

Answer

Answered by Katie White, 11 Dec 2025

Defra is the lead department for domestic adaptation to climate change, responsible for coordinating requirements set out in the UK Climate Change Act 2008. This includes preparing a UK Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years, followed by a Nation...