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Written question asked by James Duddridge (Conservative) on Monday, 21 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2008. It was answered by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

Departmental Air Travel

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham of 14 July 2008, Official Report, column 27W, on carbon emissions: Government departments, how much air mileage incurred through departmental travel was used to calculate the departmental payment to the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund in each year that his Department and its predecessors have participated in the fund, broken down by (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul flights.
Answer

The Department and its predecessor the DTI have participated in the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund since 1 April 2006.For the period 2006-07 details are only available for short haul and long haul flights. The number of air miles used to calculate the departmental payment was:

Number of air miles
(a) Short haul 3,557,092
(b) Long haul 7,773,937

For the period 2007-08 the number of air miles used to calculate the departmental payment was:

Miles
(a) Domestic 1,850,032
(b) Short haul 2,798,771
(c) Long haul 11,157,261

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222048; 480 c265-6W
Session
2007-08
Related items
Carbon Emissions: Government Departments
Monday, 14 July 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Aviation Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Link
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