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Written question asked by Lord Donoughue (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Marland (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 June 2012.

Climate Change

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Department of Energy and Climate Change has spent on climate change initiatives since May 2010. [HL876]

Answer

Most of the Department of Energy and Climate Change's expenditure contributes to some extent to mitigating the impact of climate change. The department's published annual accounts record which of DECC's strategic objectives expenditure primarily relates to. This information can be found at the links below for 2009-10 and 2010-11. The 2011-12 accounts are currently being audited and will be published on DECC's website shortly before the Summer Parliamentary Recess. The 2011-12 information will be contained in note 2 to the accounts.

2009-10 accounts: http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/ Annual%20Reports%20Accounts%20and%20 Business% 20Plans/2010/218-decc-resource-2009-10.pdf

See note 3 on page 70.

2010/11 accounts: http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/ 11/about-us/goals-commitments/2212-decc-annual-report-20102011.pdf.

See note 2 on page 86.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
738 c65WA; HL876
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Climate change Expenditure Department of Energy and Climate Change
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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