Question follow-through · 101481

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the net zero targets for the Department and its arm’s-length bodies are; and what guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled: 18 Dec 2025
Target answer date: 5 Jan 2026
Answer: 8 Jan 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

18 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the net zero targets for the Department and its arm’s-length bodies are; and what guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Net Zero target in the Climate Change Act 2008, is a target for the whole of the UK, not individual departments or arms-length bodies. Greening Government Commitments are the central framework setting out the actions UK government departments and thei...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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