Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date they expect their Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to reducing its carbon emissions and fully contributing to the UK achieving its legal commitment to be Net Zero by 2050. Indeed, MOD has halved its estate related carbon emissions since 2010 and we continue to drive our broader direct emissions down. The response across Defence and our suppliers is beginning to drive real change in decarbonisation from our bases and barracks, innovation on future fuels through to increasing sequestration opportunities on our rural estate. Throughout we will ensure that we will preserve our capability levels to allow us to deliver our operational commitments ensuring the UK's security.

The Department's current progress on reducing emissions has been published in Annex D of MOD's Annual Report and Accounts Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 (publishing.service.gov.uk).