To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans he has for his Department to participate in the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Management programme over the next 12 months. (178965)

The Department for International Development has already signed up to the Carbon Trust (CT) Energy Efficiency Programme. The CT advised DFID that this programme was more appropriate for the size of our estate. We have also achieved accreditation under the Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme (EEAS).