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Supermarkets
Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what mechanisms she has put in place to ensure that individual farmers and other food suppliers are protected from the effects of purchasing practices of large supermarkets; [16399]
- (2) what recent discussions she has had with farmers and agricultural industry representatives regarding her Department's Code of Practice for supermarkets engaged in purchase policies with farmers and farmers' groups. [16401]
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Miss Melanie Johnson: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South-East Cornwall (Mr. Breed) on 9 November 2001, Official Report, column 442W.
Post Delivery (Bexhill)
Mr. Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she will take to tackle the problems with the postal delivery service in Bexhill. [16460]
Mr. Alexander [holding answer 20 November 2001]: The Government have established an independent regulatory body, the Postal Services Commission, whose responsibilities include setting and enforcing standards of service for Consignia, and a Consumer Council for Postal Services, Postwatch, with powers to investigate customer complaints. I will draw the hon. Member's concern about the postal delivery service in Bexhill to the attention of these two bodies.
Fireworks
Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will introduce plans to ban the sale of fireworks to the general public. [16455]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 20 November 2001]: We have no plans to ban the sale of fireworks to the general public.
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Mr. Dhanda: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action her Department is taking to restrict the sale of those category 3 fireworks which cause excessive noise pollution. [16346]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 20 November 2001]: The Fireworks (Safety) Regulations 1997 prohibit from sale to the public several types of noisy category 3 fireworks such as aerial shells and restrict the size of others. We will, of course, consider any representations that are made.
Wind Farms
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the operational wind farm sites in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland, giving their output in kilowatt hours. [16333]
Mr. Wilson [holding answer 20 November 2001]: The list provided is based on the best available information but it may not be wholly accurate, up-to-date or comprehensive. Very small projects (below 50 kilowatts installed capacity) are excluded.
Output for individual wind farm sites cannot be given for reasons of commercial sensitivity, but the table provides the installed capacity of each wind farm in kilowatts.
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Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the proposed wind farm sites awaiting planning permission in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland, giving their predicted output in kilowatt hours. [16332]
Mr. Wilson [holding answer 20 November 2001]: The following list provided is based on the best available information, but it may not be wholly accurate, up-to-date or comprehensive. In particular, some of the wind farm applications shown may have been withdrawn, rejected or approved. There are also schemes in preparation, both onshore and offshore, where planning permission has not yet been sought.
Information on predicted output of the proposed wind farms has not been collected, but the table shows the capacity of each wind farm in megawatts (MW) declared net capacity.
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In addition, planning consents for the following proposed larger wind farms over 50 MW installed capacity are being sought under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. Figures are given for the proposed installed capacity of these wind farms.
- Scotland:
- Paul's Hill, Morayshire—56MW
- Cairn Uish, Morayshire—56MW
- England:
- Scroby Sands, Norfolk (offshore)—75MW
- Wales:
- Cefn Croes, Ceredigion—60MW
- Northern Ireland:
- None.
| Site name | Site address | Capacity MW DNC |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | ||
| Causey Mire | — | 17.2 |
| Penbreck & Carmacoup Forest | Penbreck & Carmacoup Forest, Near Glespin | 11.61 |
| An Suidhe | Between Loch Awe and Loch Fyne | 6.17 |
| Eredine Forest | On the eastern shore of Loch Awe | 6.17 |
| Meikle Carewe | Rickarton Farms, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire | 5.74 |
| Meall Mhor Wind Farm | Kintarbert, Argyll | 0.96 |
| Hill of Lybster | Forss, Caithness | 0.85 |
| Little Kilmain (Benquhat Hill) | East Ayrshire | 0.75 |
| Little Kilmain (Benquhat Hill) | East Ayrshire | 3.763 |
| England | ||
| Brundish Wind Turbine, Norfolk | East of Brundish Road, Stockton, Norfolk | 0.63 |
| Wharrels Hill Wind Farm, Cumbria | Wharrels Hill, Bothel, Cumbria | 4.04 |
| Stockton Wind Turbine, Norfolk | East of Layden Lane, Track, Norwich, Norfolk | 0.63 |
| Forestmoor Wind Project | Stowford Cross, Bradworthy, Devon | 0.76 |
| Coldham | Cws Coldham Estate, March, Cambridgeshire | 0.843 |
| Darcey Load (formerly Sears) | Sears Farm, Manea, Cambridgeshire | 0.843 |
| Honey Hill | Honey Hill Farm, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire | 0.843 |
| The Old Racecourse | Bratton Fleming, North Devon | 0.947 |
| Hore Down Windfarm | Ilfracombe, North Devon | 0.947 |
| Windmill Hill | Tinkley Lane, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire | 0.632 |
| Mablethorpe STW | Mile Road, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire | 0.25 |
| Wales | ||
| Mynydd Yr Hendre Wind Farm, Powys (now known as Cwm Llwyd) | Mynydd Yr Hendre Cefn Coch Newton Powys | 12.492 |
| Mynydd Clogau Wind Farm | Mynydd Clogau, Mynydd Bwrch-y-gors and Mynydd Cerrigllwydion, near Adfa, Newtown, Powys | 4.253 |
| Gelligaer 'A' Wind Farm | Mynydd Fochriw, Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan | 4.214 |
| Gelligaer 'B' Wind Farm, Mid Glamorgan | Mynydd Fochriw, Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan | 4.214 |
| Nant Carfan Wind Farm, Powys | Machynlleth, Powys | 8.951 |
| Cefn Croes Wind Farm, Ceredigion | Canolbarth Forest Devils Bridge Ceredigion | 16.55 |
| Tir Mostyn and Foel Goch Wind Farm | Nantglyn, Denbighshire | 9.14 |
| Llethercynnon Farm Wind Farm | Nr. Garthbrengy, Powys, Wales | 3.04 |
| Fforch | Nant Y Moel, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan | 0.937 |
| Hirddywell Windfarm | Southwest Of Newtown, Nr. Llangurig, Powys | 6.38 |
| Bryn Du | Bryn Du Hills, South of A44 at Pont Rydgaled, Powys (LLangurig area) | 7.059 |
| Northern Ireland | ||
| Lough Hill | — | 3.44 |
| Garrane | — | 7.525 |
| Callegheen | — | 5.59 |
(26) Information as supplied September 2001
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