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John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many persons with active claims under the Coal Health Compensation Scheme his Department has informed of the findings of solicitors' disciplinary tribunals in respect of the solicitors (a) Beresfords, (b) Avalon and (c) Raleys. [287017]
Mr. Kidney: The Department has not taken any such steps. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) findings on Beresfords have been published but Beresfords have lodged an appeal against the SDT's findings and it would be inappropriate to comment before the appeal process has been completed. The formal SDT findings on Raleys and Avalon have not yet been published.
The Department has written to the Claimants Group (CG) who represent claimants' solicitors asking them what steps they are taking to make their clients aware of the SDT findings. To date, the CG have confirmed that they have not received any request from Beresfords clients on this matter.
Lighting: Government Departments
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his most recent estimate is of the number of light bulbs used by (a) his Department and (b) other Government departments which are energy efficient. [285386]
Joan Ruddock [holding answer 9 July 2009]: As at Friday 17 July 2009, there are 2,643 energy efficient light bulbs in use in DECC's estate. The Department does not hold records on light bulbs used in other Government Departments.
Low Carbon Buildings Programme
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the estimated total capacity is of microgeneration units of each type of technology installed under the household stream of the Low Carbon Building Programme in each year since it began operating; and if he will make a statement. [286483]
Mr. Kidney: The estimated total capacity of microgeneration units of each type of technology installed under the household stream of the Low Carbon Building Programme in each year since the commencement of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme is as shown in the table.
LCBP Householder Stream-Installed Capacity
Statistics reflect paid grants as these are the only ones that The Energy Saving Trust has data for and have confirmation that technologies have been installed.
Low Carbon Technologies
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the recent report of the Carbon Trust on commercialising low carbon technologies. [286771]
Joan Ruddock:
The Carbon Trust report 'Focus for success-A new approach to commercialising tow carbon technologies' is an important contribution to the debate on how to ensure the UK maximises the economic benefit of the move to a low carbon economy. DECC worked closely with the Carbon Trust as it developed the report. We welcome its publication and broadly support its conclusions. The report is part of the evidence base and wider considerations that have informed the
prioritisation decisions being made on the allocation of the low carbon investment funding announced in Budget 2009, as set out in the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan and UK Low Carbon Industrial Strategy published on 15 July.
Members: Correspondence
Sir Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Minister of State plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 1 May 2009, on Vesta's Isle of Wight plant. [279387]
Mr. Kidney: My noble colleague, Lord Hunt, responded to the hon. Member on 30 June 2009.
Nuclear Power Stations: Accidents
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what (a) coolant leaks and (b) fires have been recorded at each UK nuclear installation in each of the last 10 years. [280802]
Mr. Kidney: ND screens incident reports made by licensees to identify those which have had the potential to challenge a nuclear safety system. A search of the raw input data for such screening from January 2001 to June 2009 has been undertaken for details of leaks and fires at nuclear installations. This identifies the relevant information in the tables. Such data are not available for the period before January 2001.
Notes:
1. A 'coolant leak' has been interpreted as being a loss of coolant, including clean coolant, from an item of plant into the working environment of the licensed site. Coolant itself has been interpreted as being water, carbon dioxide or hydrogen on a power station, and water elsewhere.
2. A 'fire' has been interpreted as being a situation where ignition of material has taken place on the licensed site or instances of smouldering there where such ignition could not reasonably be ruled out given the information in the record.
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