Sovereign Grant - 1st September 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Sovereign Grant.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-09-01/debates/BD3FF35A-F316-472E-B00F-85D06C832B6C/SovereignGrant

21:10 Dan Tomlinson (Labour)

The shadow Minister mentions—the House of Commons Library and others have also pointed to these—other increases in expenditure faced by the royal household: yes, on buildings and maintenance, but also on ensuring the palaces can take proactive steps to improve the energy efficiency of their heating in line with broader net zero goals that have at least some level of consensus across the House. I hope that one day we may be able to rebuild that consensus, which seems sadly to have been lost in recent months, on ensuring that we, along with our international allies, can reduce our domestic carbon emissions. There is the need for investment in cyber-security, which is growing in line with AI, and we must target other long-term measures to make sure the royal household is more resilient.

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