To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport for administrative operations by his Department and its predecessors in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. (281019)

For the period 2006-07 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport for admin operations was 393 tonnes equivalent to 0.12 tonnes per full-time member of staff.

For the period 2007-08 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport for admin operations was 349 tonnes equivalent to 0.10 tonnes per full-time member of staff.

These figures are for the main Department only and do not include the Department's agencies.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel by staff in his Department and its predecessors in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. (281020)

For the period 2006-07 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel was 4,469 tonnes equivalent to 1.4 tonnes per full-time member of staff.

For the period 2007-08 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel was 5,933 tonnes equivalent to 1.7 tonnes per full-time member of staff.

These figures are for the main Department only and do not include the Department's agencies.