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House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Update on disclosed documents for AC-2025-LON-003837

23 February 2026 · Department for Transport

Proposed by Heidi Alexander Lab Swindon South

Climate

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At a glance

Key points

  • Heidi Alexander provided an update on the disclosure of documents related to greenhouse gas emissions forecasts in aviation.
  • The minister apologised for a small error in the disclosed data and submitted a statement explaining the correction.
  • Enhanced quality assurance procedures are being implemented to prevent future errors.

Issue summary

Heidi Alexander provides an update on the disclosure of documents related to greenhouse gas emissions forecasts in aviation.

Action requested

The minister has apologised for a small error in the disclosed data and submitted a statement explaining the correction. Enhanced quality assurance procedures are being implemented to prevent future errors.

Key facts

  • On 12 December 2025, documents were approved for disclosure related to aviation greenhouse gas emissions forecasts.
  • The disclosed information was not relevant to the decision on Gatwick Airport expansion.
  • An error in the data affected annual total aviation emission figures by an increase of 4.1 MtCO2e over a 5-year period.
  • DESNZ confirmed that the error represents 0.5% of required additional carbon savings from baseline projections for Carbon Budget 6.
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