Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 January 2003. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 January 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) the amount in tonnes of carbon emissions and (b) the proportion of total United Kindom carbon emissions represented by emissions from aircraft (i) using United Kingdom airports and (ii) overflying the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. - Inc ref to 'Transport Statistics Great Britain' and fact that information requested on overflying aircaft is not available.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of (a) the amount in tonnes of carbon emissions and (b) the proportion of total United Kindom carbon emissions represented by emissions from aircraft (i) using United Kingdom airports and (ii) overflying the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. [90632] Mr. Jamieson: Data on carbon emissions from aircraft and the proportion of total carbon emissions are published annually in `Transport Statistics Great Britain' (in Tables 2.8 and 2.9 on pages 40 and 41 respectively in the 2002 Edition). The information requested on overflying aircraft is not available.

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