To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the costs to his Department arising from the severe weather conditions in the period 4 to 18 January 2010; and if he will make a statement. (313581)

This Department considers that it had only notional costs arising from the severe weather conditions for the period from 2 January to 18 January 2010, and has not made any calculations.