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Carbon Emissions: Industry

Commons · Question 4045 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative estimate she has made of the level of carbon emissions associated with imported industrial goods and equivalent products manufactured in the UK.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 1 Jun 2026

Estimates of imported emissions are published by Defra in the Carbon Footprint statistics here, but comparative estimates associated with imported industrial goods and equivalent products manufactured in the UK have not been made. However, the Government ...