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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what forecast expenditure her Department has made for Net Zero-related activity for each financial year from 2025–26 to 2029–30.

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
22 Jan 2026
Answer
27 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what forecast expenditure her Department has made for Net Zero-related activity for each financial year from 2025–26 to 2029–30.

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Hon Member can find details of all programmes supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), including those related to climate change, at the Development Tracker website on GOV.UK. Where available, details of additional expendi...

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