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<p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A
response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Question of 7 April is attached.</p><p><strong>Professor
Sir Ian Diamond | National Statistician</strong></p><p>Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle<br>House
of Lords<br>London<br>SW1A 0PW</p><p>13 April 2022</p><p>Dear Lady Bennett,<br>As
National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying
to your Parliamentary Question asking what plans the Government have to publish environmental
and greenhouse gas emission figures beside the quarterly GDP figures (HL7794).</p><p>The
Office for National Statistics (ONS) is planning to publish a pilot publication of
climate change-related statistics on the same day as the quarterly preliminary estimate
of UK Gross Domestic Product [1], scheduled for 12 May 2022. Subject to assessment
of impact and feedback, the intention would be for this to become a regular quarterly
publication.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS also produces annual estimates of residence-based
greenhouse gas emissions [2]. These enable direct sectoral comparison with the national
accounts. Options have been under review for a quarterly estimate of this emissions
measure, and an initial methodological publication is planned for May 2022. Further
progress will be informed by stakeholder and user feedback.</p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor
Sir Ian Diamond</p><p>1 https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp<br>2
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/ukenvironmentalaccounts/2021</p>
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