To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department has adopted the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management Programme. (181325)

Since its creation in June 2007, estates and facilities management services have been provided to the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills as a shared service by the Department for Children Schools and Families and by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

DCSF headquarters has adopted and is operating the Carbon Trust's carbon management programme within its departmental environmental management system (SUMS) action plans. BERR are developing a programme with the Carbon Trust, including advice on renewables and carbon reduction options.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether his Department met the target in the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate to reverse the then upward trend in carbon emissions by April 2007. (181326)

The last published return on central Government progress on sustainable operations is contained within the Sustainable Development in Government Report for 2005/06. The 2006/07 report is due to be published in March 2008.

As the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills was only formed in June 2007, we were not able to take part in this return.

The Department’s accommodation is located within buildings managed on our behalf by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, and as such, our sustainable operations performance will be returned within their reports.