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Carbon Emissions: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in emissions embedded in imported goods consumed in the UK since 1996.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
7 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in emissions embedded in imported goods consumed in the UK since 1996.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Defra publishes annual data on greenhouse gas emissions embedded in goods and services imported into the UK here as part of the UK and England’s Carbon Footprint. The latest estimates show that in 2023, greenhouse gas emissions embedded in imported goods ...

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