Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 101478
Ministry of Justice: Carbon Emissions
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 8 January 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the net zero targets for the Ministry of Justice and its arm’s-length bodies are; and what guidance has been issued to prisons, courts and other agencies on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.
Answer
Jake RichardsThe Net Zero target in the Climate Change Act 2008 is a target for the whole of the UK, not individual Departments or arms-length bodies.Greening Government Commitments are the central framework setting out the actions UK Government Departments and their ...
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