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Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions and Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent in 2024-25 on external consultants, advisers or delivery partners in relation to Net Zero, sustainability, decarbonisation and green economy programmes; and which firms we
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent in 2024-25 on external consultants, advisers or delivery partners in relation to Net Zero, sustainability, decarbonisation and green economy programmes; and which firms we
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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27 Jan 2026
Answer published
My department is committed to supporting Net Zero goals and advancing Clean Energy initiatives. In 2024, the UK signed a Government-to-Government Arrangement with the Dominican Republic to help deliver infrastructure projects that promote mutual economic ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent on measuring, reporting or validating greenhouse gas emissions across its estate in 2024-25.
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27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to UK Export Finance was in 2024–25 of policies, programme changes, due-diligence requirements or staffing linked to net zero, climate or sustainability objectives.
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27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the Competition and Markets Authority was in 2024–25 of work related to net zero, sustainability or climate policy, including staff time, research, guidance and enforcement activity.
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