Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the Government intend to publish their strategy for delivering their target for combined heat and power of at least 10 GWe of CHP by 2010; and if he will make a statement. [131673]
§ Mr. MeacherWe are currently formulating a strategy to achieve our target. It will include a range of policy, regulatory and fiscal measures, a number of which have already been announced.
A cornerstone of the strategy is the encouragement of Good Quality CHP, which is key to maximising environmental and economic benefits. We are implementing a CHP Quality Assurance programme (CHPQA) to enhance the quality of CHP and determine eligibility to a range of benefits, including exemption from the climate change levy.
We plan to issue a draft CHP strategy for consultation in the autumn when CHPQA is in place.