Defence written question – answered at on 10 July 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost of (a) administering and (b) buying allocations for each military establishment included in the EU Emission Trading Scheme was in its first year of operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which installations within his responsibilities are registered with the European Union Emission Trading scheme; and what the cost of carbon credits for each installation was in 2005-06.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is registered as the operator of 29 sites under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme, with a further four sites registered where the facilities management contractors act as operator on behalf of the MOD.
The table details the cost of carbon credits and administrating and buying additional permits for each of the establishments registered within the first year of operation of the EU Emission Trading Scheme.
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Site | Registration/ licence fee | Subsistence charge | Verification charges | Additional permit costs | Variation permit | Total cost |
RAF Lossiemouth | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Fylingdales | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 0 | 3,756 |
RAF Brize Norton | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 480 | 4,236 |
RAF Wyton | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 0 | 3,756 |
RAF Waddington | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Halton | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Lyneham | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 480 | 4,236 |
Turners Generation—Fylingdales | 530 | 2,110 | 1,138 | — | 0 | 3,778 |
DCAE Cosford | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF High Wycombe | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Marham | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Aldergrove | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 0 | 3,756 |
3AF Kinloss | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Stafford | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 480 | 4,236 |
RAF Cottesmore | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Honington | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF Coningsby | 530 | 2,110 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 3,996 |
RAF St. Athan | 530 | 2,260 | 1,116 | — | 240 | 4,146 |
RAF total permits bought(1) | 165,250 | 165,250 | ||||
RNAS Culdrose | 530 | 2,260 | 1,429.59 | 20,417.40 | 240 | 24,877.00 |
HMS Collingwood | 530 | 2,260 | 1,429.59 | 24,691 | 0 | 28,911.00 |
RNAS Yeovilton | 530 | 2,110 | 1,429.59 | 22,914 | 240 | 27,224.00 |
HMS Sultan | 530 | 2,110 | 1,429.59 | 0 | 0 | 4,070.00 |
RMA Sandhurst | 530 | 2,500 | 1,220 | 17,520 | — | 21,770 |
Wattisham Airfield | 530 | 2,500 | 1,220 | 9,708 | — | 13,958 |
Prince Phillip Barracks | 530 | 2,500 | 1,220 | 16,487 | — | 20,737 |
Colchester Garrison | 530 | 2,500 | 1,220 | 4,770 | — | 9,020 |
Aldershot Military Power Station | 530 | 2,260 | 1,220 | 0 | — | 4,010 |
Brompton Barracks | 530 | 2,500 | 1,220 | 0 | — | 4,250 |
Bicester Garrison | 240 | 2,110 | 4,712 | 17,238 | 240 | 24,540 |
Donnington | 240 | 2,110 | 4,712 | 79,000 | — | 86,062 |
HMNB Faslane Babcock Naval Services Ltd. | 510 | 2,110 | 4,250 | 0 | — | 6,870 |
RNAD Coulport - Babcock Naval Services Ltd. | 510 | 2,110 | 4,250 | 0 | — | 6,870 |
HMNB Portsmouth - Fleet Support Ltd. | 1,230 | 2,110 | 2,500 | 0 | — | 5,840 |
526,119 | ||||||
(1) Permits allocated to individual RAF stations as required. Registration/licence fee Fee for permit to operate under the scheme. Subsistence charge Annual subsistence charges, payable to the regulatory body (Environment Agency/SEPA) to cover costs of regulation. Verification charge Charge for annual verified emissions report carried out by regulatory body approved verifiers. Additional permit costs Cost of buying additional permits/allowances above initial free allocation. Variation permit Cost payable when installation varies its permit by, for example, adding or removing generating plant that would effect the total emissions. |
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