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Written question asked by Baroness Featherstone (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 December 2016. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Monday, 19 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Climate Change

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what priority the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy places on climate change; how many of its civil servants currently work on climate change in a full- or part-time capacity; and how many civil servants worked on climate change in a full- or part-time capacity in the Department of Energy and Climate Change before it was disbanded (1) at the time the Department was closed, (2) in 2015, (3) in 2014, and (4) in 2013.

Answer

The Department’s activity to tackle climate change cuts across the work of various teams and is undertaken by officials who, as well as energy and climate change, also work to deliver the department’s other priorities.

Consequently, it is not possible to provide an exact number of officials who work on energy and climate change issues. However, I would like to reassure the noble Lady that delivery of the Government’s commitments on climate change remains a key priority for the department.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3917
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Climate change Civil servants Department of Energy and Climate Change Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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