| Heading: |
Economic Growth: Climate Change |
| Question ID: |
1793780 |
| UIN: |
45316 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-08 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5221 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Steve Witherden
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Steve Witherden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of climate change on economic growth. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-28 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4077 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Emma Reynolds
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| Answering Member handle: |
emmaforwycombe
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@emmaforwycombe
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| Answer text: |
Illustrative analysis in the Office for Budget Responsibility's 2024 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report suggests that UK GDP could be around 3% lower by 2074 under a below 2°C warming scenario and around 5% lower under a below 3°C warming scenario. Th... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |