Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 111864

Department for Business and Trade: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

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.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The department does not issue guidance to teams on the proportion of staff time or budget that should be allocated to net zero strategy or corporate sustainability activity.