HC Deb 14 January 2003 vol 397 c556W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the Government's policy is on reducing carbon emissions from aircraft. [90631]

Mr. Jamieson

The Government's policy is to work with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to limit or reduce all emissions from aircraft, including carbon. This work is essentially aimed at developing cleaner technology and operating practices, and market-based measures to incentivise the sector to use them.

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.