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25. Mr. Livsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a further statement on the projections contained within Energy Paper 55.

Mr. Peter Morrison

As I told the Hon. Member for Gordon (Mr. Bruce) on 19 February,Official Report, column 527, the projections for the long-term contributions to energy supply from different renewables contained in Energy Paper 55 are kept under review. As results from the Department's R and D programme become available and circumstances change estimates are revised.

41. Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what percentage of power generation he expects to come from renewable sources in 1995 and 1998.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Renewable energy technologies are at an early stage of development. No estimates are available for the 1990s. Estimates of the longer-term contribution that could be made by each renewable energy source in the year 2025 have been published in Energy Paper 55, copies of which are in the Library of the House.

Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what resources are being provided by his Department for 1990–91 for research into developing alternative and renewable sources of energy.

Mr. Peter Morrison

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Wyre (Mr. Mans) earlier today.