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Fossil Fuels
Mr. Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much electricity was generated from fossil fuel sources in the UK in each year since 1990, broken down by fossil fuel type. [82793]
Mr. Wilson: The available information is shown in the following table. Prior to 1995, figures were not compiled on a Xfuel used" basis but by type of station.
| Coal | Oil | Gas | Other(8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 156.4 | 12.6 | 64.3 | 4.6 |
| 1996 | 145.2 | 15.0 | 84.1 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 119.7 | 8.7 | 111.0 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 123.0 | 7.4 | 117.8 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 106.2 | 6.5 | 142.9 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 120.0 | 6.5 | 148.2 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 131.5 | 5.2 | 142.6 | 4.1 |
(8) Other sources include coke oven gas, blast furnace gas and waste products from chemical processes
Source:
Department of Trade and Industry
Hawk Aircraft
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her answer of 20 November 2002, Ref 81322, Official Report, column 151W, whether an export licence was granted in respect of spare parts for Hawk aircraft for export to a country other than Zimbabwe, which have subsequently been exported to Zimbabwe. [83035]
Nigel Griffiths: Since the introduction of the UK arms embargo on 12 May 2000, no Standard Individual Export Licences or Open Individual Export Licences have been issued, which would authorise the export of spare parts for Hawk aircraft to Zimbabwe.
The Government rigorously assess all export licence applications to determine the risk of the proposed export being misused, diverted or re-exported under undesirable conditions in contravention of the consolidated EU and national arms export licensing criteria.
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Industrial Disputes
Mr. Borrow: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial disputes lasted for longer than eight weeks in the most recently available figures. [83538]
Alan Johnson: Detailed information is not collected on the duration of industrial disputes, only the number of days lost to strike action. However, from the data available it is estimated that in the period January to September 2002, 12 industrial disputes (around 1 in 10 of all disputes) lasted more than eight weeks (counted from the first day of industrial action onwards).
Inward Investment
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimates she has made of the level of inward investment into (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands region and (c) the London region in the period 1998 to 2002. [82867]
Alan Johnson: The figures in the table are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest in the UK. There is no requirement to notify Invest-UK of such decisions to invest, and so these figures include only those projects where Invest-UK and its regional partners were involved or which have come to their notice.
Invest-UK does not hold inward investment data relating to sub-regional level. However, the number of inward investment projects successes recorded in London and the West Midlands regions during the financial years 1998–2002 are as follows:
| Region | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 72 | 99 | 103 | 98 |
| London | 105 | 159 | 227 | 215 |
Office of Fair Trading
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she last met the Director-General of the Office of Fair Trading. [83667]
Miss Melanie Johnson: My right hon. Friend last met the Director-General of the Office of Fair Trading in November 2001 and the next meeting is arranged for December.
In addition, I have regular meetings with the Director-General of the Office of Fair Trading, as do DTI officials.
Nuclear Energy
Mr. Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much electricity was generated from nuclear generators in the UK, and what proportion of all electricity used in the UK was generated from (a) nuclear generation and (b) UK-based nuclear generation, in each year since 1990. [82800]
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Mr. Wilson: The available information is shown in the following table and covers electricity supplied from nuclear sources.
(9) It is assumed that all electricity imported from France is from nuclear sources, except in 2001 when 1.7 TWh was certified as being from renewable sources.
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Renewable Energy
Mr. Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much electricity was generated from renewable sources in the UK in each year since 1990. [82796]
Mr. Wilson: The available information is shown in the table.
| Hydro | Biofuels and wastes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind and wave | Solar photo-voltaics | Small scale | Large scale | Landfill gas | Sewage sludge digestion | Municipal solid waste combustion | Other biofuels | Wastes | Total biofuels and wastes | Total | |
| 1990 | 9 | — | 127 | 5,080 | 139 | 316 | 140 | — | 83 | 678 | 5,894 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | 142 | 4,482 | 208 | 328 | 151 | 1 | 88 | 776 | 5,409 |
| 1992 | 33 | — | 149 | 5,282 | 377 | 328 | 177 | 52 | 104 | 1,038 | 6,502 |
| 1993 | 217 | — | 159 | 4,143 | 447 | 378 | 251 | 122 | 165 | 1,363 | 5,883 |
| 1994 | 344 | — | 159 | 4,935 | 517 | 361 | 449 | 192 | 352 | 1,870 | 7,307 |
| 1995 | 392 | — | 166 | 4,672 | 562 | 410 | 471 | 199 | 412 | 2,053 | 7,283 |
| 1996 | 488 | — | 118 | 3,275 | 708 | 410 | 490 | 197 | 417 | 2,221 | 6,101 |
| 1997 | 667 | — | 164 | 4,005 | 918 | 408 | 585 | 199 | 483 | 2,593 | 7,428 |
| 1998 | 877 | — | 206 | 4,911 | 1,185 | 386 | 849 | 234 | 583 | 3,237 | 9,231 |
| 1999 | 850 | 1 | 207 | 5,128 | 1,703 | 410 | 856 | 460 | 558 | 3,987 | 10,174 |
| 2000 | 947 | 1 | 214 | 4,871 | 2,188 | 367 | 862 | 473 | 532 | 4,422 | 10,454 |
| 2001 | 967 | 2 | 210 | 3,845 | 2,507 | 363 | 948 | 770 | 488 | 5,076 | 10,099 |
Source:
Department of Trade and Industry
Temporary Workers
Mr. Jenkins : To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her Department's policy is on the proposed six weeks qualifying period for temporary workers to have the same rights as permanent workers, as part of the proposed EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work. [82950]
Alan Johnson: The Department of Trade and Industry supports the principle of a qualifying period before temporary agency workers have the same rights as permanent staff but believe the period should be much longer than 6 weeks. We have proposed 12 months.
Turkey
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the level of bilateral trade with Turkey was in 2001–02. [83697]
Nigel Griffiths: The information is in the following table.
| UK exports | UK imports | Total trade | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade in goods and services | |||
| 2001 | 1,519 | 2,193 | 3,712 |
| January to September 2002 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trade in goods | |||
| 2001 | 1,179 | 1,692 | 2,871 |
| January to September 2002 | 938 | 1,523 | 2,461 |
| Trade in services | |||
| 2001 | 340 | 501 | 841 |
| January to September 2002 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Note:
Figures for trade in services are only available on an annual basis.
Source:
Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics (MRETS), ONS
United Kingdom Balance of Payments (The Pink Book), ONS
Vehicle Recycling and Disposal
Dr. Vincent Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of scrap cars were valorised in 2001; if she estimates that the Automotive Consortium on Recycling and Disposal is on schedule to valorise 95 per cent. of all scrap cars by 2015; and if she will make a statement. [83648]
Mr. Wilson: The ACORD industry group report for 2001 estimated that 80 per cent. of the weight of vehicles scrapped in the year 2000 was re-used or recovered. The End-of-Life Vehicles Directive (2000/53/EC) requires
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member states to re-use or recover 95 per cent. by the beginning of 2015. The Government is presently considering the design of a system which will achieve that target. Draft regulations will be published early in 2003. Their final form will depend upon member states agreeing a common method for calculating ELV recovery rates, yet to be proposed by the European Commission.
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