To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many tonnes of carbon dioxide each electricity company has been granted a permit to emit in each year from 2008 to 2012. (181131)

[holding answer 22 January 2008]: Emissions allowances are allocated on the basis of installations rather than companies. A list of the number of EU Emissions Trading Scheme allowances issued to each installation in the UK has been published on the DEFRA website at:

http ://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/trading/eu/operators/phase-2.htm