Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards reducing emissions from public sector buildings by 75 per cent by 2037, as set out in their Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published on 19 October 2021.

The most recent published national statistics on greenhouse gas emissions are for the year 2021. These show a 2% reduction in public sector emissions against a 2017 baseline. More detail on progress against Net Zero Strategy commitments will be published shortly.

We are supporting the public sector to decarbonise and improve the energy efficiency of their buildings through:

• Committing £2.5 billion between 2020/21 and 2024/25 to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures;
• Enabling the public sector to access the skills and expertise needed to plan heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects through the Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund;
• Producing guidance such as that published by the Modern Energy Partners programme led by Energy Systems Catapult.