Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to measure its carbon footprint.

As a Department, we are committed to making our estate and operations more sustainable, and support, where possible, the delivery of the Greening Government Commitments. I can confirm that we do not independently measure our carbon footprint, but rely upon the provision of data, based on floor area and/or headcount, from our government landlords and corporate travel providers.