asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have assessed the relative effectiveness of measuring the United Kingdom's contribution to global greenhouse gas levels on the basis of United Kingdom greenhouse gas consumption rather than greenhouse gas production; and [HL898]

What assessment they have made of the proposal that the United Kingdom should be in part responsible for greenhouse gas emissions involved in the manufacturing of goods consumed in the United Kingdom but produced abroad. [HL899]

As part of its sustainable consumption and production evidence programme, Defra commissions research to enable a better understanding of the environmental impacts of UK-consumed products along their supply chains. One study under way is investigating the possibility of developing an indicator for greenhouse gas emissions embedded in imported goods and commodities.