Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on his Department’s carbon footprint.

The Department monitors and reports on its greenhouse gas emissions. Current progress on emissions is published as part of the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report (published by DEFRA).

The Strategy for Defence Infrastructure, published in January 2022, supports and enables the Department's Smarter Working ambitions. Smarter Working, improving the utilisation of the Defence estate, will contribute to the Ministry of Defence contribution to UK Net Zero.