Question follow-through · 23058

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on measures to achieve net zero targets in the last five years.

answeredRichard TiceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
25 Mar 2025 · 75 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on measures to achieve net zero targets in the last five years.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    While the Department for Net Zero and Energy Security leads across Government on net zero, Defra is responsible for reducing emissions from agriculture, land use (including peat), fluorinated gases and waste (including wastewater), whilst simultaneously i...

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