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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. It was answered by Jeremy Quin (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 November 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Military Bases: Climate Change

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 14 of his Department’s Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach published on 30 March 2021, what steps his Department has taken to improve the self-sufficiency of UK bases and camps on operational deployments.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence is developing tailored site decarbonisation plans which incorporate renewable energy generation and storage in order to build resilience.

This follows the successful collaboration with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and their Modern Energy Partners (MEP) Initiative which saw a number of pilot projects taken forward across the UK Defence estate.

Defence continues to learn from our experience of building self-sufficiency into UK bases to apply to potential future overseas Camps and deliver this in line with the Strategic Approach.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
62579
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Climate change Military bases
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk