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Data prior to 1995 is not held in a comparable format and could be supplied only at a disproportionate cost.
World Tourism Organisation
Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what role the UK plays in the UN World Tourism Organisation. [310123]
Margaret Hodge [holding answer 11 January 2010]: The UK currently has no formal role in the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), but we continue to keep membership under review in relation to the delivery of our strategic priorities and objectives for tourism.
I attended the World Tourism Trade Market hosted by the UNWTO in November. My officials and I also have regular bilateral meetings with tourism representatives from other countries in order to support and promote tourism in the UK and abroad. Our engagement with world tourism is also facilitated by VisitBritain's membership of the European Travel Commission, World Travel and Tourism Council and Pacific and Asia Travel Association.
Energy and Climate Change
Carbon Emissions
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds for comparative purposes on historical levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. [310537]
Joan Ruddock: The Department uses data that are available from several sources, including the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, the World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases and the World Resources Institute, to obtain information on long term historical levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. DECC also holds information on carbon dioxide levels measured at Mace Head in the Republic of Ireland since 1995.
Departmental Domestic Visits
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and what the planned venue or venues were for each such visit. [309879]
Joan Ruddock: This information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Ministerial visits are made on the basis that they are provisional and subject to parliamentary and Government business.
It is not normal practice for Government to report on cancelled visits.
Departmental Internet
Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision and
(e) testing and evaluation for his Department's websites in each of the last three years; and what budget has been allocated for such activities in 2009-10. [309909]
Joan Ruddock: The Department of Energy and Climate Change was created on 3 October 2008, and its official corporate website:
was launched on 23 February 2009. The Department's website did not exist in 2007-08.
The amount spent on the Department of Energy and Climate Change's website in the 2008-09 financial year was: £58,874.00. That figure breaks down as follows:
(a) Strategy and planning: external procurement and project management costs: £18,824
(b) Design and build: £30,403
(c) Hosting: £900
(d) Content provision: Staff costs: £8747
(e) Testing and evaluation: £0
The amount spent so far in 2009-10 for the Department's website:
That figure breaks down as follows:
(a) Strategy and Planning: (external procurement and project management costs) £53542
(b) Design and build: £10457
(c) Hosting: £4025
(d) Content provision (including migration from www.berr.gov.uk and www.defra.gov.uk): £72170
(e) Testing and evaluation: £546 accessibility fixes
for such activities in 2009-10 is £340,637.
It has not been possible to breakdown costs for other websites run by the Department; in these instances total figures for each site are shown.
| £ | ||||
| Financial year | Budget | |||
| Website | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2009-10 |
Electricity: Scotland
Ms Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much electricity was supplied by District network to (a) North Ayrshire and (b) the Isle of Arran in the last 12 month period for which figures are available. [309299]
Mr. Kidney: Statistics for electricity supplied by district are not held centrally. The relevant Distribution Network Operators (Scottish Power Distribution and Scottish and Southern Hydro-Electric Distribution) may be able to provide figures.
Employment Tribunals Service
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether an employment tribunal relating to his Department has been held since its inception. [309958]
Joan Ruddock: There have been no employment tribunals relating to DECC held since it's inception.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds on the percentage contribution of (a) carbon dioxide, (b) water vapour and (c) methane to the greenhouse gas effect. [310485]
Joan Ruddock: Scientific publications on the subject, for example, Kiehl and Trenberth (1997, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society) report that carbon dioxide contributes around 27 per cent. to the globally averaged greenhouse gas effect, water vapour around 60 per cent., and methane about 3 per cent. The amount of water vapour present, and hence its contribution to the greenhouse gas effect, depends on the temperature of the atmosphere. It therefore acts to amplify the contribution of the other greenhouse gases.
Natural Gas: Imports
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much and what proportion of the UK's gas consumption was imported from each country as (a) liquid natural gas and (b) a gas in the latest period for which figures are available. [310101]
Mr. Kidney: The latest published figures for imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline gas by country are for 2008. The following tables show volumes of gas imported by country expressed as a proportion of gas put into the national transmission systems, i.e. available for consumption.
| (a) Liquefied natural gas 2008 | ||
| Imported from | Volume (million cubic metres) | Percentage of imports put into the UK inland transmission systems |
| (b) Pipeline natural gas 2008 | ||
| Imported from | Volume (million cubic metres) | Percentage of imports put into the UK inland transmission systems |
More recent monthly figures for imports of LNG by country are not available because of commercial sensitivity issues. However, imports and exports of natural gas are published monthly in Energy Trends Table 4.3 on the DECC website at this address:
In volume terms these figures show the following:
| Imports of natural gas in the 10 months to October 2009 | ||
| Imported from | Volume (million cubic metres) | Percentage of imports put into the UK inland transmission systems |
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