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Domestic Appliances: Carbon Emissions

Volume 507: debated on Wednesday 17 March 2010

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Mr. Roger Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what estimate he has made of the number of domestic consumer electronics products which qualify for the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target; what estimate he has made of the reduction in the volume of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of the number of domestic consumer electronics products in the scheme; and if he will make a statement; (322866)

(2) if he will bring forward proposals to require all Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) measures to be branded to inform consumers of their indirect contribution through bill payments to the cost of CERT measures; and if he will make a statement.

Joan Ruddock

Government do not require suppliers to report or present this information on bills at present, but the Government's ‘Warm Homes, Greener Homes’ strategy, published in early March, set out the importance of greater transparency in any post 2013 energy company obligation, including around cost information. We continue to develop the detail of this arrangement, and will pursue new powers as necessary.