To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects of the climate change levy on levels of carbon dioxide emissions attributable to electricity transmission and distribution losses; and if he will make a statement. (84530)

No direct assessment has been made of the effect of CCL on electricity transmission and distribution losses. However, the review of CCL by Cambridge Econometrics (published at Budget 2005) concluded that the levy is effective and should save over 3.5 million tonnes of carbon per annum by 2010, which includes savings from electricity generation and distribution (although the latter is not identified separately).