Departmental Data Protection
Eric Ollerenshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many contracts his Department holds which allow contractors to store personal data of UK citizens overseas; to which contracts this applies; in which countries the data for each such contract is held; and how many people have their data stored overseas under each such contract. [55732]
Mr Davey: The Department is unable to state categorically the contracts or contractors which allow the storage of personal data overseas. Information and communications technology and estate contracts are managed centrally and, for those, we are not aware of any personal data being stored overseas. As all other contracts are not managed or held centrally, the detailed information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Pay
Mr Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what additional pay he plans to provide to officials in his Department in the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013 to reflect (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance. [55408]
Mr Davey: The Department entered the two-year civil service-wide pay freeze for staff outside the senior civil service (SCS) in 2010. However, this Department received legal advice that showed that one of the two pay systems in operation in the Department includes a contractual entitlement to progression. The Department is currently considering what will be paid to staff under these arrangements during 2011-12. The final settlement which will cover (a) seniority, (b) promotion and (c) performance is unknown yet as it subject to negotiations with our trade unions. Future pay proposals are subject to the Treasury's annual civil service pay guidance.
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For the senior civil servants in this Department, the two-year pay freeze applies for 2011-12 and 2012-13 so they will not receive payments to reflect (a) seniority.
(b) The Department's SCS current pay on promotion policy is an uplift of base pay of 10% on promotion to the next higher pay band. This policy will continue for 2011-12 but future plans for 2012-13 have not yet been decided.
(c) The Department follows a framework for SCS pay set out by Cabinet Office. Non-consolidated performance payments are usually made to reflect retrospective performance in the previous appraisal year. This Department has not yet determined the level or distribution of these awards within this framework for 2011-12. Future SCS pay proposals are subject to annual Cabinet Office guidance.
Foreign Investment in UK
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress the Government has made in securing greater inward investment to (a) England and (b) the UK. [55132]
Mr Prisk [holding answer 12 May 2011]: In the financial year 2009/10, the UK attracted a total of 1,619 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, down by 7% on 2008/09. Within this total, 1,409 projects were in England, down by 9% on 2008/09. This performance is against the backdrop that global investment flows declined by approximately 40% in 2009/10.
Within the overall total of 1,619 FDI projects into the UK in 2009/10, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) assisted a total of 759 projects, confirmed as locating or expanding in the UK up by 26% on 2008/09.
Within the overall UK total of 759 UKTI assisted projects in 2009/10, 701 FDI projects were confirmed as locating or expanding in England also up by 26% on 2008/09.
The Inward Investment results for the UK for the financial year 2010/11 will be announced on 12 July 2011.
Higher Education: Admissions
Mr Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding he plans to allocate to advertising campaigns aimed at persuading students to take up places in higher education in 2011-12. [55921]
Mr Willetts: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) considers it essential to ensure that prospective students and their families know about the full package of support available, to support access to higher education.
BIS has allocated the amount of £1.475 million to the recently launched information campaign aimed at potential students considering entering university from September 2012.
The Student Loan Company has been allocated some £1.3 million in the current financial year to provide information, advice and guidance aimed at informing and encouraging potential students to apply for the student support available from September.
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Higher Education: Private Sector
Barry Gardiner: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met representatives of any company providing for-profit higher education in the United States since his appointment; whether they have met representatives of (i) Bridgepoint, (ii) Lincoln, (iii) Kaplan, (iv) Corinthian, (v) Apollo, (vi) Kaiser, (vii) Education Management Corporation, (viii) Rasmussen, (ix) Career Education Corporation and (x) Westwood in that period to discuss possible operations in the UK; and if he will make a statement. [56157]
Mr Willetts [holding answer 17 May 2011]: I have met representatives of Apollo Group Inc. Separately, I have met representatives of Kaplan UK and Kaplan Europe but not their US parent corporation, Kaplan Inc. I have also met a representative of Education Management Corporation. I have not held official meetings with representatives of the other specific bodies referred to.
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Vince Cable), and I meet regularly a wide range of providers of higher education in the UK and internationally as part of our efforts to encourage a more diverse and competitive higher education sector in England. The Department does not hold comprehensive information on whether higher education providers which, Ministers have met, are classed as for-profit or not-for-profit institutions. A quarterly-updated list of all BIS ministerial meetings with external organisations is also available at:
http://data.gov.uk/dataset/disclosure-ministerial-external-meetings-department-for-business
Higher Education: Procurement
Jonathan Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the implications for the university sector of the recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of Brent borough council and others v. Risk Management Partners Limited. [56153]
Mr Willetts: Universities are autonomous bodies and they will wish to consider the implications of this ruling for the ways they procure insurance and other services.
Industrial Disputes
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of hours of work lost as a result of industrial action in each year since 1997. [55237]
Mr Hurd: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated May 2011:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what estimate he has made of the number of hours of work lost as a result of industrial action in each year since 1997. [55237]
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Monthly statistics on the number of labour disputes are available in table 20 of the Statistical Bulletin for Labour Market statistics at:
www.statistics.gov.uk
However, ONS does not produce figures on the number of working hours lost over this time period. The table below contains the latest, statistics available, which give the number of working days lost per year as a result of labour disputes since 1997.
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Total number of working days lost in year ( T housand) |
| Source: ONS Labour Disputes Inquiry | |
Intellectual Property and Growth Review
Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has received the report by Professor Ian Hargreaves on his Review of Intellectual Property and Growth; and when he plans to publish that report. [55706]
Mr Davey: The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, my right hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Vince Cable), received the report by Professor Ian Hargreaves on his Review of Intellectual Property and Growth.
I am pleased to confirm that the Secretary of State and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the right hon. Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), published the Review of Intellectual Property and Growth yesterday; copies were placed in both Libraries of the House.
Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will schedule publication of his Department's response to the Review of Intellectual Property and Growth by Ian Hargreaves to enable scrutiny of the review by select committees and others to be taken into account in the response. [55830]
Mr Davey: The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, my right hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Vince Cable), and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the right hon. Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), published the Review of Intellectual Property and Growth (“the Hargreaves Review”) yesterday; copies were placed in both Libraries of the House.
The Government will publish their substantive response before the parliamentary recess. That substantive response will reflect the need for any further consultation. We do not believe the timing of the Government's response will prevent any interested party, including Select Committees, from scrutinizing the Hargreaves Review itself.
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New Businesses
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage new business start-ups. [55220]
Mr Prisk: The coalition Government are committed to creating the right long-term environment to help many more people start and grow their enterprise. That is why the Government have:
Introduced a package of reform to reduce rates of corporation tax, including cutting the small profits rate from 21% to 20% from 1 April 2011;
Introduced a regional national insurance holiday worth up to £50,000 for new businesses;
Increased the point at which employers start to pay national insurance contributions, benefiting employers by over £3 billion a year from 2011-12; and
Expanded the planned new enterprise allowance, to help the unemployed become self employed.
Furthermore, we are significantly changing the way help and advice is provided to business. This Department has engaged across Government and with the private sector to develop and communicate the specific support that will help start-ups, including:
A user friendly range of on-line tools, audio-visual training and checklists to support people wanting to start-up, tested by business customers and building on the current businesslink.gov.uk offerings, including key elements of starting up such as business planning, as well as tax calculators and other useful guides. This will be available from November 2011;
A new national contact centre for those who cannot access the information they need on the website also available from November;
A network of up to 40,000 experienced business mentors offering practical advice to existing businesses and people who want to start a business; and
Establishing Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) that will develop links to existing private sector provision for business support, including start-ups, and to encourage their use. In the Budget 2011 it was also announced that 21 enterprise zones will be created across England and they will seek to stimulate selected areas of the country through tax breaks, reduced planning restrictions and "superfast" broadband.
Overseas Students
Mr Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to support universities to attract students from (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China. [56340]
Mr Willetts: Universities in the UK are autonomous and develop their own strategies for competing in the global student market, and are extremely competent at doing so. The world-class reputation that the higher education (HE) sector enjoys means that the UK attracts more students to study here than any country other than the US. The Government works with and supports the British Council overseas to promote the UK as a study destination.
The Department is working closely with other Whitehall Departments and partner organisations, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to develop a strategic approach to international education and skills. The International Education and Advisory Forum, which I chair, brings together key players in this arena. Through
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this forum, education and skills action plans will be developed for priority countries, such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, based on an analysis of the commercial, educational, and political opportunities each present.
Globalisation of higher education, including the importance of international student recruitment, is one of the areas to be covered in the forthcoming HE White Paper.
Overseas Students: Entry Clearances
Mr Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and Ofsted to commence the access to education accreditation process for those higher education institutions with highly trusted status whose intake of students for September 2011 has been frozen because of the non-availability of such accreditation in the current academic year. [56410]
Damian Green: I have been asked to reply.
The Home Office, Department for Business Innovation and Skills and Department for Education are working with the relevant inspection and review bodies to finalise arrangements for the new educational accreditation regime, and will announce further details shortly.
Post Offices
Owen Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many sub-post offices have changed ownership since May 2010; [56464]
(2) how many post offices have closed since May 2010. [56465]
Mr Davey: The information requested is an operational matter for Post Office Ltd. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the managing director of the Post Office Ltd, to respond directly to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.
Post Offices: Bank Services
Owen Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has for the future availability of banking facilities via the Post Office network. [56463]
Mr Davey: We set out our policy on the future of the Post Office network in our statement “Securing the Post Office Network in the Digital Age”, published on 9 November 2010. In this statement we were clear that we will support the Post Office as it expands further into financial services through the provision of new products and as it aims to increase access to UK current accounts through the Post Office network.
Postal Services
Gregg McClymont: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of access points for postal services required to meet the needs of the public. [56524]
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Mr Davey: Under the Postal Services Bill, Ofcom will have a duty to carry out their functions in a way that they consider will secure the provision of sufficient access points to meet the reasonable needs of users. It is expected that in fulfilling that duty, Ofcom will conduct thorough research and analysis, and will consult users in order to take their views into account. Any assessment by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will be informed by Ofcom's analysis.
Regional Growth Fund
Mr Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in which (a) regional and (b) local enterprise partnership area each successful bid approved in the first round of the Regional Growth Fund is based. [54051]
Mr Prisk [holding answer 4 May 2011]: Successful bids from Round 1 of the RGF have been announced. 50 bids have been given conditional allocations, subject to due diligence, totalling just over £450 million; 27,000 direct jobs created and safeguarded; and 100,000 indirect jobs.
The following list gives details a more detailed breakdown:
East Midlands and South East Midlands:
South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP): one successful bid
Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire LEP: one successful bid
Leicester and Leicestershire LEP: one successful bid
North Eastern LEP: 11 successful bids
Tees Valley LEP: five successful bids
Cheshire and Warrington LEP: one successful bid
Greater Manchester LEP: four successful bids
Liverpool City Region LEP: four successful bids
South East and East of England:
Kent, Greater Essex and East Sussex LEP: one successful bid
Heart of the South West LEP: two successful bids
West of England LEP: one successful bid
One successful bid not in a LEP
Coventry and Warwickshire LEP: two successful bids
Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP: one successful bid
Stoke and Staffordshire LEP: two successful bids
Worcestershire LEP: one successful bid
Leeds City Region LEP: five successful bids
Sheffield City Region LEP: one successful bid
One successful bid not in a LEP
Two national bids not in a single LEP
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Defence
Armed Forces: Young People
Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 27 April 2011, Official Report, column 417W, on armed forces: young people, if he will write to hon. Members outlining the guidelines and procedures specifically covering the care and welfare of those under the age of 18 in the armed forces. [56532]
Nick Harvey: The document entitled, “Policy on the Care of Service Personnel under the Age of 18”, is available in the Library of the House (Reference DEP 2009-0737).
EU Defence Policy
Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the EU Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence from EU member states on 3 May 2011; what framework is in place for the pooling and sharing of military resources across the EU; what access to UK military resources he has given to other EU countries; and if he will make a statement. [55516]
Mr Gerald Howarth: The EU Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence on 3 May 2011 covered two main topics: capabilities and operations. The session on capabilities focused wholly on pooling and sharing of military capabilities, where member states showed broad support for the initiative. Chiefs of Defence also discussed current operations.
Although work is under way in the EU and NATO to improve the transparency of current pooling and sharing activities among member states and to generate opportunities for the pooling and sharing of military capabilities in the future, there is no specific framework in place in Europe for the pooling and sharing of military resources. Decisions concerning military capabilities to be pooled and shared are subject to, and potentially constrained by, matters of national sovereignty. Although the work is being co-ordinated by these institutions, we are clear that the initiative must be member state driven, and conducted voluntarily.
As at 12 May 2011, the UK contributes to the following military Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions: Operation ALTHEA (peacekeeping in Bosnia), Operation ATALANTA (counter-piracy off Somalia) and EUTM Somalia (training Somali security forces in Uganda).
Defence and Diplomacy
Dan Jarvis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the relative merits of (a) hard and (b) soft power. [56348]
Mr Gerald Howarth: The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review took decisions on defence, security, intelligence, resilience, development and foreign affairs capabilities in the round. Since this Government took office the Ministry of Defence has reinvigorated its focus on the role which defence diplomacy can play in promoting the United Kingdom's interests.
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Libya: Armed Conflict
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many missions the (a) Nimrod R1, (b) Sentinel R1, (c) VC-10 and (d) C-130 have flown in Operation Ellamy. [53570]
Dr Fox: Up to 8 May 2011 the UK has flown the following sorties in support of Operation Ellamy:
| Aircraft type | Number of sorties (1) |
| (1) Numbers are rounded to the nearest five. | |
Mr Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sorties have been flown over Libya by UK armed forces; and in how many such sorties weapons have been deployed. [54517]
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many sorties the (a) GR4 Tornado and (b) Typhoon has flown in Operation Ellamy; what type of mission was flown in each case; and how many weapons of each type were released; [53569]
(2) how many dual mode Brimstone missiles have been used by UK forces in Operation Ellamy to date. [53594]
Dr Fox: Up to 8 May 2011 the UK has flown about 300 GR4 Tornado and 140 Typhoon sorties as part of Operation Ellamy. Both aircraft types have conducted missions to protect civilians in support of UN Security Council Resolution 1973, and the Typhoons have also conducted missions in support of no-fly zone enforcement.
In all, approximately 240 weapons have been fired by these aircraft during these missions. These were a combination of Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone and Storm Shadow missiles, Enhanced Paveway II and Paveway IV Precision Guided Munitions. I am unable to provide a breakdown of these figures for reasons of operational security.
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 27 April 2011, Official Report, column 418W, on Libya: armed conflict, whether officials of his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in (a) the US Administration and (b) Governments of other countries that are part of the coalition for military action in Libya on policy on the use of depleted uranium weapons; whether his Department has received any reports on the use of depleted uranium weapons by coalition partners; and if he will make a statement. [55567]
Nick Harvey: Defence officials routinely undertake policy discussions with their counterparts in foreign Governments across a full range of issues, including matters relating to Libya. It would not be appropriate to disclose details of these discussions or any official reporting received from Governments in the coalition for military action in Libya.
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As I have stated previously, it is a matter for other nations to decide for themselves what weapons they deploy. The UK is not itself using depleted uranium weapons in Libya.
Strategic Defence and Security Review
Mr Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress he has made towards achieving the non-frontline savings identified in the Strategic Defence and Security Review; and if he will make a statement. [50294]
Dr Fox [holding answer 4 April 2011]: The outcomes of the Strategic Defence and Security Review including the actions required to achieve savings of £4.3 billion in the non-frontline formed the basis of the Department’s annual Planning Round (PR) 11 and PR 12, which is under way. As part of this process we keep a range of options under consideration regarding future spending.
USA: Military Bases
Fabian Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the 1973 Cost Sharing Agreement with the US concerning US military bases in Great Britain. [55527]
Nick Harvey: I am withholding the 1973 UK/US Cost Sharing Arrangement concerning US military bases in the UK, as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another state.
International Development
Departmental Mobile Phones
Mike Freer: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the name is of each contractor or supplier of (a) mobile telephone and (b) mobile data services to his Department. [56066]
Mr Duncan: The Department for International Development's (DFID's) UK mobile telephones and mobile data services are provided by Vodafone. Overseas offices have devolved responsibility for purchasing mobile telephones and mobile data services. Collating the information on the providers used by the Department's overseas offices would incur disproportionate cost.
Ethiopia: Overseas Aid
Mr Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which civil society organisations in Ethiopia his Department consulted in the course of its bilateral aid review; and if he will make a statement. [56471]
Mr Andrew Mitchell:
The Government work with a wide range of local and international civil society organisations (CSOs) in Ethiopia, including Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children and WaterAid. We routinely engage with these partners to share information and to discuss current issues and programmes. During the Bilateral Aid Review, we used this ongoing
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dialogue to discuss DFID's evolving priorities and programme and invited CSOs to discuss these at a more detailed, technical level.
As our programme in Ethiopia evolves, DFID will forge new partnerships with the private sector and others, and our existing partnerships with CSOs will need to become more focused on selected issues of mutual interest and achieving results.
Overseas Aid
Jonathan Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he takes to ensure that his Department's bilateral aid is used for the purposes for which it is intended. [55946]
Mr Duncan: The Government have rigorous systems and procedures to ensure effective financial oversight of its funding and to ensure that aid achieves maximum value for money and delivers results for its intended recipients.
We subject all UK aid to rigorous financial auditing, monitoring and evaluation processes. For all grants provided by the Department for International Development (DFID), we require evidence about the use of funds from the partners' own audited accounts, or other audited arrangements as agreed. DFID requirements are built into the funding agreement which details: the annual audit requirements; the monitoring and review requirements; and the option for the Government to take any reasonable and necessary steps to address the situation in the event that there is any significant failure in the commitments set out in the agreement.
For all new UK aid programmes approved from January this year, the Government have also modified the way DFID programmes are designed so that they are based on rigorous evidence of what works and what maximises value for money and results through the introduction of a business case model. All DFID projects are scored annually against expected results. Under the new Aid Transparency Guarantee we will ensure business cases for all projects as well as annual reviews and project completion reports are published on the DFID website so they can be scrutinised by the British taxpayer.
The National Audit Office audits DFID's accounts and scrutinises our systems for ensuring effective management and proper use of the development budget. We have also created a new Independent Commission for Aid Impact, the first of its kind, which is able to scrutinise any area of UK bilateral and multilateral aid spending.
Energy and Climate Change
Oil Refineries
21. Michael Connarty: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to provide incentives for investment in oil refineries. [56273]
Charles Hendry:
The Government recognise the important role of the refining sector in the UK's economy and seek to ensure that the right conditions exist to attract and retain investment. We welcome the recent
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investment announcements for Grangemouth, Pembroke and Stanlow refineries which show the long-term vitality of the sector. We work closely with the industry and its representatives to understand the impact of policy on the sector.
Offshore Wind Capacity
23. Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what target he has set for the amount of electricity to be generated by offshore wind capacity by 2020. [56275]
Charles Hendry: The UK National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) published in July 2010 set out an illustrative breakdown of the final shares of different types of renewables technology in 2020. The precise breakdown of the 2020 renewable energy target between technologies will depend on how investors respond to the support we have put in place.
Carbon Emissions
Joan Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the Carbon Trust's analysis of trends in total UK emissions including imports up to the 2020s; if he will request the Committee on Climate Change to investigate the issue of outsourced emissions; and what action his Department is taking to address such emissions. [56303]
Gregory Barker: DECC recognise the importance of the impact on emissions of the whole life cycle of the products we consume, and the increasingly global nature of supply chains means that there is a more and more complex picture of where in the life history of a product the emissions actually arise. The Government's Sustainable Consumption Programme is working to identify and help reduce the lifecycle carbon and other environmental impacts that are associated with UK consumption, wherever in the world those impacts occur.
However, the approach agreed internationally—under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto protocol—is for countries to work towards emission reduction targets related to direct emissions within their territories.
DECC is pushing strongly at the international level for an ambitious global agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which will ensure that action is taken to tackle climate change regardless of where products are produced.
The work programme for the Committee on Climate Change is planned and managed through an annual business planning process agreed between the Government, devolved Administrations and the CCC. The Government have no immediate plans to ask the CCC to undertake work on embedded emissions.
Mr Douglas Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the contribution to global carbon emissions attributable to (a) Brazil, (b) the Russian Federation, (c) India and (d) China (i) in 1990, (ii) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (iii) in 2020. [56402]
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Gregory Barker: There are a number of sources of information on greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil, Russia, India and China. Official inventory figures submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat are available for 1990 emissions in Brazil and Russia, and also for 2005 and 2008 respectively. The World Resources Institute Climate Analysis Indicators Tool database may be used for estimated totals for China and India in 1990 and provides an estimate for China in 2005. India's Ministry of Environment and Forests has provided national emissions inventory figures for 2007.
With regard to projections for 2020, the 2010 UNEP Emissions Gap Report provides median 2020 projections for these and other countries across 13 models.
The information from these sources is summarised in the following tables:
| (i) 1990 Greenhouse gas emissions | |||
| Country | Total greenhouse gas emissions (excluding LULUCF) (MtCO 2 e) | Total greenhouse gas emissions (including LULUCF) (MtCO 2 e) | Data source |
| (ii) Recent emissions data | ||||
| Country | Total greenhouse gas emissions (excluding LULUCF) (MtCO 2 e) | Total greenhouse gas emissions (including LULUCF) (MtCO 2 e) | Data source | Year |
| Note: Figures for emissions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) data are not available for India in 1990. Data sources for (i) and (ii): UNFCCC national communications: http://unfccc.int/ghg_data/items/3800.php World Resources Institute (WRI) Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT): http://cait.wri.org India's Ministry of Environment and Forests: Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2007: http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Report_INCCA.pdf | ||||
| (iii) 2020 projections | ||
| Business as usual | Assuming Copenhagen Accord pledges are met in full | |
| Country | Total greenhouse gas emissions (including LULUCF) (MtCO 2 e) | Total greenhouse gas emissions (including LULUCF) (MtCO 2 e) |
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| (1) In December 2010 Brazil published the BAU they intend to use as the basis of their pledge (Presidential Decree No. 7390), which is 3,200 MiC02e in 2020. (2) This assumes that India achieves its National Action Plan on Climate Change. Data sources for (iii): United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): The Emissions Gap Report: http://www.unep.org/publications/ebooks/emissionsgapreport/ Note that these figures are the median 2020 projections across the 13 models used in this report. Copenhagen Accord country mitigation pledges are listed on the UNFCCC website: http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_15/copenhagen_accord/items/5262.php | ||
Committee on Climate Change
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Fourth Report of the Committee on Climate Change; and if he will make a statement. [56571]
Gregory Barker: As the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, my right hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Chris Huhne), announced on 17 May 2011, Official Report, columns 176-77, and in line with the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change, the Government have proposed setting a legally binding target for greenhouse gas emissions for the fourth Carbon Budget period of 2023 to 2027 of 1950 MtCO2e—a 50% reduction on 1990 levels. In agreeing with the Committee's recommendations the Government are delivering on their promise to be the greenest Government ever.
Trade Unions
Mr Raab: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff of his Department are entitled to work (a) full-time as trade union representatives and (b) part-time on trade union activities; how many such staff are paid more than £25,900 annually; and what the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties was in the latest period for which figures are available. [56440]
Gregory Barker: The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) follows the ACAS Code of Practice “Time off for Trades Union Duties and Activities”.
During 2010-11 one member of DECC staff was entitled to work as a full-time trade union representative and 12 members of staff were entitled to work as part-time trade union representatives.
Eight of the 13 representatives, have a full-time equivalent salary of more than £25,900 per annum.
The cost of employing such staff on such duties between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011 was around £46,000.