Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Ministers in (a) his Department and (b) other Government departments have lead responsibility for communicating the facts about climate change and its effects on the UK; how much the Government has allocated to communications in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

The Government takes the threat of climate change seriously and is committed to addressing its risks nationally and internationally. There are a number of Ministers across Government and devolved assemblies who have responsibility for communicating the facts about and impacts of climate change. Given the breadth of communications activities across Government and that they are not easily disentangled from other work, it is not possible to provide total costs for the communications elements, as this would incur disproportionate costs.