Question follow-through · 108799
UK Export Finance: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection
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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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- UK Export Finance: Climate Change · 6 Feb 2026
- Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions · 9 Feb 2026
- British Business Bank: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection · 9 Feb 2026
- Insolvency Service: Climate Change · 9 Feb 2026
- Competition and Markets Authority: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection · 10 Feb 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
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.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Feb 2026
Answer published
Full details of the activities undertaken by UK Export Finance (UKEF) relating to net zero, climate or sustainability objectives can be found in the UK Export Finance Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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International Cooperation
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Memorandums of Understanding the UK has signed since 5 July 2025, broken down by (a) the countries with which countries they were signed and (b) the policy areas covered by each agreement.
Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department issues guidance to teams on the proportion of staff time or budget that should be allocated to net zero strategy or corporate sustainability activity.
British Business Bank: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108798 what the British Business Bank’s total programme expenditure, staffing costs, and consultancy and professional services costs were in 2024–2
Competition and Markets Authority: Expenditure
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Insolvency Service: Climate Change
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UK Export Finance: Carbon Emissions
9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to UK Export Finance was of mitigating operational emissions arising from (a) its office footprint and b) business travel in 2024-25.
Competition and Markets Authority: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108800, what projects undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority in 2024–25 related to net zero, sustainability and climate policy.
British Business Bank: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108798, whether any British Business Bank programmes or business lines have been discussed, designated or promoted as relating to net zero, decarbo
Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108797, what the estimated costs were of proposals, programmes or initiatives aimed at reducing official travel emissions in a) 2024–25 and b) 2025
Arms Length Bodies: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any arm’s-length bodies sponsored by his Department incurred additional costs as a result of Net Zero or sustainability requirements applied to procurement contracts over £10,000 in 2024-25.