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Wind Generation Capacity
Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list for each year since 1995 in respect of (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales (i) the (A) contracted and (B) installed wind generation capacity and (ii) the electricity generated by (A) and (B). [140657]
Mr. Caborn: Available information is set out in the table.
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| Scotland | England | Wales | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contracted | Installed | Generation | Contracted | Installed | Generation | Contracted | Installed | Generation | |
| MW DNC | MW DNC | GWh | MW DNC | MW DNC | Gwh | MW DNC | MW DNC | Gwh | |
| 1995 | 45.6 | 6.18 | 0 | 117.164 | 33.145 | 170 | 145.104 | 32.977 | 171 |
| 1996 | 89.23 | 14.6 | 46 | 117.164 | 37.452 | 176 | 145.104 | 35.337 | 180 |
| 1997 | 89.23 | 21.76 | 108 | 349.176 | 40.217 | 194 | 256.777 | 58.28 | 267 |
| 1998 | 89.23 | 21.76 | 161 | 640.868 | 41.24 | 237 | 330.918 | 62.717 | 371 |
| 1999 | 166.72 | 25.13 | 146 | 640.868 | 48.418 | 56 | 330.918 | 62.717 | 186 |
| 2000 | 166.72 | 33.42 | 89 | 640.868 | 50.465 | 46 | 330.918 | 62.717 | 90 |
Notes:
1. Contracted and Installed data are cumulative
2. Generation data are for the year only
3. Contracts for NFFO 1 and 2 projects ended on 31 December 1998
4. Contracted and Installed data for England and Wales include ex-NFFO 1 and 2 assuming that these projects have continued
5. Generation data for England and Wales for 1999 and 2000 do not include ex-NFFO contracts as data are not readily available
6. Data for 2000 are to 30 June only.
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Accident Prevention
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the costs were of (a) the recent campaign targeting older people on the prevention of falls in the home and (b) other accident prevention initiatives in the last five years. [140669]
Dr. Howells: The "slips, trips and broken hips" campaign which DTI launched in May 1999 targeting older people on the prevention of falls in the home has cost £0.5 million to date.
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In addition, over the past five years the DTI has spent £5.5 million on other home safety awareness initiatives such as carbon monoxide poisoning, garden safety, DIY safety, electric blankets, burns and scalds, clothing fires, fireworks, household chemicals and toys.
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was spent by his Department on research into the prevention of accidental injuries (a) in total and (b) on those related to consumer products in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [140678]
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Dr. Howells: The Department of Trade and Industry has spent £2.8 million over the last 12 months on research into the prevention of accidental injuries in the home, all of which was related to consumer products. This amount includes money spent on the Home Accident Surveillance System collecting and collating accident statistics.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
EU Intergovernmental Conference
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if there is right of appeal over rejection of a request to participate under Clause L of the enhanced co-operation proposals at the IGC. [139906]
Mr. Vaz: The procedures for authorising the participation of a member state in an enhanced co-operation in the field of foreign policy implementation have yet to be agreed.
We have made clear enhanced co-operation must be open to all member states wishing to participate; and that this must be reflected in the Treaty.
General Affairs Council
Mr. Hood: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome was of the General Affairs Council held in Brussels on 20 and 21 November; and if he will make a statement. [140121]
Mr. Vaz: The General Affairs Council (GAC) on 20-21 November adopted the "A" points listed in document no. 13291/00 and noted the resolutions, decisions and opinions adopted by the European Parliament in its sessions of 2-6 and 23-27 October in Strasbourg listed in document nos. 11935/00 and 11941/00. Copies of these documents will be placed in the House Libraries as soon as they become available.
The Council agreed on its final preparations for the Zagreb Summit on 24 November. It also agreed the text of the CARDS regulation and the European Agency for Reconstruction. The texts will be adopted formally by the GAC on 4 December. The Council adopted the Commission proposal to extend the Autonomous Trade Measures to the FRY and Macedonia. It also adopted the negotiating mandate for Croatia's Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) and instructed the Commission to start full negotiations for an agreement. Finally, the Council adopted the final text of the Macedonia SAA.
The UK led member states in welcoming the Commission's Enlargement Strategy paper, and its ambitious and realistic recommendations for injecting dynamism into the accession process. The key recommendations were for a "road map" or timetable, envisaging the conclusion of negotiations in the first half of 2002, and for procedures to facilitate future progress in the accession negotiations (including the handling of candidates' transition period requests and the "conditional closure" of chapters where a few difficult issues can be
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set aside for later negotiation). These proposals were in line with the Prime Minister's call, in his speech in Warsaw in October, for a "specific framework leading to the conclusion of negotiations and accession" in time for new member states to participate in the elections for the European Parliament in 2004.
EU/Turkey Pre-accession Strategy
The Council deferred discussion until 4 December General Affairs Council.
The Presidency provided an update on the negotiations with the European Parliament to regulate the salaries, expenses and conditions of MEPs. The UK emphasised that the key to any agreement was an expense regime based on real costs actually incurred, transparent, accountable and with external, independent checks; and that the most logical position on salaries was an average of the 15 member states. The UK and other member states reiterated the need for at least the option of national taxation for MEPs.
Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
The Commission presented their proposal for a new OCT Decision, which includes special trade provisions and developmental assistance for the OCTs. The UK, along with France, Denmark and the Netherlands, offered initial comments, and emphasised that some technical aspects of the proposal needed further consideration.
The Council agreed Presidency proposals for co-ordinating member states' policies towards North Korea.
The Conclave met on Sunday evening. Ministers discussed Commission Size, Vote Reweighting, QMV and the Charter of Rights. The next Conclave takes place on 3 December.
Foreign and Defence Ministers adopted a declaration on the outcome of the Capabilities Commitment Conference.
Common EU Foreign and Security Policy
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect on UK-US relations of the creation of (a) a common EU foreign and security policy and (b) an EU Rapid Reaction Force. [140145]
Mr. Vaz: I can do no better than to quote the US Secretary of State's statement of 20 November.
Mrs. Albright described that day's Capabilities Commitment Conference in Brussels, where EU nations offered to make troops available for EU-led operations, as a
- strongly positive development we wholly support.
She noted that the US,
- along with other Allies, are working closely with the European Union to make this initiative a success and to create a true strategic partnership between two key Western institutions--NATO and the European Union. Creation of this capability promises to improve Europe's ability to act in ways that will strengthen European and transatlantic security.
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European Convention on Human Rights
Ms Jenny Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on protocol 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights. [140333]
Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Government intends to sign Protocol XII of the European Convention on Human Rights; for what reason it did not sign it at the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Convention; and if he will make a statement. [140521]
Mr. Hain: The Government have no plans at present to sign Protocol 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Among other concerns, the Government believe that the scope of issues which could be brought to the European Court for binding decision under Protocol 12 is unacceptably open-ended and uncertain. Once the Protocol comes into force, the Government will follow carefully how it is interpreted by the European Court to see if our concerns are allayed.
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