Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 December 2000. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 December 2000 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list (a) the agreements granting relief from the climate change levy which he has entered into with energy intensive business sectors subject to international competition and (b) the extent of the discount in each case; how many (a) small and medium sized enterprises and (b) enterprises have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted rebates in respect of the Climate Change Levy, broken down by applications per region. - Inc figure. (Holding answer 11 December 2000).

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list (a) the agreements granting relief from the climate change levy which he has entered into with energy intensive business sectors subject to international competition and (b) the extent of the discount in each case; [141427] (2) how many (a) small and medium sized enterprises and (b) enterprises have (i) applied for and (ii) been granted rebates in respect of the climate change levy, broken down by applications per region. [141538] Mr. Timms: [holding answer 11 December 2000]: Energy intensive sectors exposed to international competition--as defined by the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations Part A--will be entitled to an 80 per cent. rebate on the climate change levy in return for entering into climate change agreements which will deliver demanding improvements in their energy efficiency. These agreements are entered into with the Secretary of State for the Environment. The process of agreement signing is ongoing. To date 1,541 applications for agreements have been received from companies of which around half are estimated to be from small and medium sized enterprises. No analysis by region has been undertaken.

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