Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the context of the National Audit Office's recommendations that the decarbonising roles for local and national authorities be clarified, when his Department plans to convene the Local Net Zero Forum established as part of the Net Zero Strategy.
The Government responded to the National Audit Office’s recommendations that the decarbonising roles for national and local authorities be clarified in the Net Zero Strategy. This sets out the Government’s commitments to enable local areas to deliver net zero, including setting clearer expectations on how local and national authorities interact in the delivery of net zero. The Government will use the Local Net Zero Forum to discuss these issues with local government.
The Government is in the process of establishing the Local Net Zero Forum. It will be a cross departmental effort and will bring together national and local government senior officials on a regular basis to discuss net zero policy and delivery options.