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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 Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) on Monday, 13 October 2008 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Departmental Air Travel

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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 has participated in the fund, broken down by (a) domestic, (b) short-haul and (c) long-haul flights.
Answer

The air mileage used to calculate DEFRA's payment to the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund in 2005-06 was 6,043,505. This figure includes DEFRA's agencies State Veterinary Service (SVS), Government Decontamination Service (GDS), and the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA). Records at this time did not distinguish between domestic, short-haul and long-haul categories.Figures for 2006-07 are detailed in the following table, broken down into the categories requested, and also include SVS/Animal Health, GDS and MFA.

Mileage
Domestic 50,422
Short-haul 503,575
Long-haul 2,124,031
Unknown 3,101,211
Total 5,779,239

Figures for 2007-08 are currently being compiled.DEFRA also offsets its rail travel by contributing to the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund. Mileage offset in 2006-07 was 3,709,435.48.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221930; 480 c921-2W;480 c915-6W
Session
2007-08
Related items
Carbon Emissions: Government Departments
Monday, 14 July 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Aviation Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Link
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