Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions scheme.

An independent external evaluation of UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT), which includes an assessment of the programme’s effectiveness for the period 2020-21, was carried out and the summary report is available on DevTracker.

The Government also prepares annual reviews for all international climate finance programmes. The 2020-21 UK PACT Annual Review rated the programme as “A+”, indicating it exceeded expectations over the reporting period. The report is available on DevTracker.