Written question asked by Peter Ainsworth (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 March 2008. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Pollution Control: Fees and Charges

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to his written ministerial statement of 11 March 2008, Official Report, column 8WS, on local authorities fees and charges 2008-09, what revenue was raised from fees and charges by local authorities for local air pollution prevention and control and local authority-integrated pollution and control in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and what estimate he has made of revenues for (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09.

Answer: According to the returns made by local authorities, the revenue from these fees and charges were £8,901,846 in 2005-06, and £8,324,448 in 2006-07.Future revenue will be dependent on any changes to the level of fees and charges, the number of regulated installations, and the number of permit applications made. DEFRA will continue to review the charging levels annually in consultation with key stakeholders, and those for 2008-09 have just been published on the Department's website at:"http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ppc/localauth/fees-risk/fees.htm."We are currently working on a better regulation review of certain sectors; a possible outcome is that some sectors could be removed from regulation or subject to lighter-touch regulation with lower charges.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 473 c947-8W;473 c943-4W; 195186
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Local Authorities Fees and Charges 2008-09
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Air pollution Fees and charges Pollution control
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