Forty-Sixth Report - Achieving Net Zero
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 935
5 March 2021
Government Response (AI assessment · 21 of 23 classified)
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Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Forty-sixth report from Session 2019-21 · published 31 Aug 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (the Department) and HM Treasury about achieving net zero.1
Government Response Summary
The government response merely acknowledges the committee's process of taking evidence and publishing a report, without addressing any substantive content from the introductory conclusion.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
In early 2019, government established new coordination arrangements for the departments involved in achieving net...
Conclusion
In early 2019, government established new coordination arrangements for the departments involved in achieving net zero. The arrangements include: cabinet committees for climate action strategy (chaired by the Prime Minister) and implementation; a Climate Change National Strategy Implementation Group (NSIG) …
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Government Response Summary
The government reiterates the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's overall responsibility for achieving net zero, highlights the need for cross-governmental work, and notes varying progress in emissions reduction across sectors, but does not address the Committee's specific findings on performance monitoring and data collation.
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