§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding has been allocated by the Carbon Trust; and who has received allocations. [83436]
§ Mr. MorleyI have been asked to reply.
The Carbon Trust was launched in April 2001 to support UK business and the public sector in reducing their Carbon emissions while maintaining competitiveness. The Carbon Trust is a private nonprofit company that receives funding of around £50 million per annum from Defra and the Devolved Administrations. About two-thirds of its current funding comes from recycled receipts from the Climate Change Levy. As a private company the management of its programmes and decisions on the allocation of funding, are a matter for the Carbon Trust Board.