Environmental Sustainability Overview
Published on:This report examines how far the Ministry of Defence has embedded environmental sustainability in estate management, procurement, governance and policy-making.
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Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme
Published on:This report examines the performance, implementation, procurement and management of the Green Homes Grant scheme.
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Achieving net zero
Published on:This report applies experience from auditing cross-government challenges to highlight the risks government needs to manage to achieve net zero.
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Achieving government’s long-term environmental goals
Published on:This report examines how government has set itself up to deliver its long-term environmental goals.
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Department of Trade and Industry: Renewable Energy
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the Government is on course to achieve a significant increase in the level of electricity generated from renewable sources – as part of its response to global warming – but a number of challenges remain to achieving its 10 per cent target for […]
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NAO briefing: The modelling used to set Feed-in Tariffs for solar photovoltaics
Published on:A briefing for the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee and the Energy and Climate Change Committee.
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Briefing for The Environmental Audit Committee on delivery of the target to reduce central government’s office carbon emissions
Published on:A briefing on delivery of the target to reduce central government’s office carbon emissions by 10 per cent in the 12 months since the 2010 General Election.
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The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets: Sale of gas networks by National Grid
Published on:Against a background of rising gas prices, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today on major developments in the gas industry that have the potential to reduce gas bills in the longer term. There is uncertainty, however, as to whether consumers will see the full extent of the potential benefits. In […]
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Employers’ perspectives on improving skills for employment
Published on:More employers in England need to be persuaded of the value to their businesses of employment-related education and skills training, according to the National Audit Office. Today’s report to Parliament recommends that the ways in which employers get advice and information be simplified; that the emphasis should be on flexible and affordable training that employers […]
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NAO Briefing: Performance of Ofgem 2010-11
Published on:This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee to support its evidence session on the work of Ofgem.
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Water supply and demand management
Published on:This report sets out the challenges facing the water industry in England and assesses how Defra is tackling them.
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Gaining and retaining a job: the Department for Work and Pensions’ support for disabled people
Published on:Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the Department for Work and Pensions provides an effective range of support that helps thousands of disabled people find employment each year. However more needs to be done to increase the number of people assisted into work and to help many of those […]
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Stopping Illegal Imports of Animal Products into Great Britain
Published on:Customs has moved quickly to tighten border controls against illegal imports of animal products from outside of the European Union, since taking over this enforcement role in April 2003. As a result, the number of seizures has more than doubled, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today. He recommended that […]
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Early review of the new farming programme
Published on:This report examines Defra’s approach to developing the Future Farming and Countryside Programme.
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Fracking for shale gas in England
Published on:This report sets out the facts about the government’s support of shale gas development in England.
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Rolling out smart meters
Published on:This report examines the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s progress in rolling out smart meters.
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Energy and Climate Change Committee inquiry into UK deepwater drilling – Memorandum submitted by the National Audit Office
Published on:This Memorandum was prepared for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change select committee to support its inquiry into the implications of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for UK deep water drilling.
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Warm Front: Helping to Combat Fuel Poverty
Published on:The Warm Front scheme for improving the energy efficiency of households suffering from fuel poverty has been more successful than the former Home Energy Efficiency Scheme which it replaced in June 2000. However, according to today’s report to Parliament by head of the NAO Sir John Bourn, the scheme is not reaching those in greatest […]
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Performance of Ofgem: A briefing for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee
Published on:This briefing was prepared for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee to support its evidence session on the work of the Ofgem.
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Electricity networks
Published on:This report examines how effectively Ofgem has used electricity network price controls to protect consumers and achieve government’s environmental goals.