§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list those members of the Carbon Trust board with(a) skills and (b) experience gained from (i) central Government and the 131W devolved Administrations, (ii) local government, (iii) the energy supply industry, (iv) the energy efficiency industry, (v) the non-governmental sector and (vi) other sectors. [16320]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Carbon Trust is a company limited by guarantee and appointments to its board are not made by the Government.
Currently five directors are senior civil servants in national and devolved Government with responsibility for low carbon issues. Two of these also have experience of local government issues.
Seven other directors have direct experience of delivering energy efficiency, through the development and deployment of energy efficiency products and services and/or the management of energy budgets in private companies. Five of these directors also have energy supply experience, and four are closely involved with Government low carbon energy policy initiatives.
The remaining five directors work or have experience in the NGO and other sectors. One is environment director of a leading business representation organisation. One was recently a director of a leading investment bank. One is a leading trade union general secretary. One was recently the chief executive of a research council. One is the head of environmental policy of a leading green NGO.
Biographical details of all the Carbon Trust board members are available on the Carbon Trust website at www.thecarbontrust.co.uk.