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Competition and Markets Authority: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 108800

The question

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.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The data recorded by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) enables it to track costs across the projects it undertakes and the functions it performs. However, it is not able from this data to accurately estimate the costs incurred in relation to thematic areas such as net zero, sustainability or climate policy.

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