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Department for Business and Trade: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 108294

The question

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.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Government Property Agency (GPA) is responsible for collecting and providing all greenhouse gas emissions data for the estate occupied by the department.

The Department for Business and Trade did not incur any third-party costs in 2024–25 for measuring, reporting, or validating greenhouse gas emissions across its estate. The department does not separately record the staff time spent analysing or processing this data.

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