Written question asked by Lord Stunell (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 6 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 November 1997. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if she will list (a) all her Department's policies and initiatives designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and (b) the departmental policies and initiatives designed to reduce other greenhouse gases; if she will estimate for each the annual reduction in tonnage of greenhouse gas emissions achieved in the most recent year for which figures are available compared to those for 1990; and what estimate she has made of further reductions, or any increases, predicted for 2000 and 2010, assuming continuation of current policies.

Answer: Mr. Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will list (a) her Department's policies and initiatives designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and (b) the departmental policies and initiatives designed to reduce other greenhouse gases; if she will estimate for each the annual reduction in tonnage of greenhouse gas emissions achieved in the most recent year for which figures are available compared to those for 1990; and what estimate she has made of further reductions, or increases, predicted for 2000 and 2010, assuming continuation of current policies. [15542] Mr. Denham: I refer my hon. Friend to the United Kingdom's (UK) Second Report under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which was published in February 1997. It reports the UK's progress in implementing its programme for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and gives a projection of what the programme is expected to deliver by 2000. The report projects forward what the current programme is expected to achieve to 2020.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 15542; 301 c528-9W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Air pollution Climate change Carbon dioxide Department of Social Security Government departments Exhaust emissions Pollution control Climate Change Convention