HC Deb 28 January 2003 vol 398 c742W
Norman Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to his answer of 20 January 2003,Official Report, columns 11–12W, on PV Solar Panels, why grants for PV solar panels were awarded only to public buildings in 2002 [93996]

Mr Wilson

The Large Scale Field Trial was open only to public buildings because European Union State Aid Rules prevented us from giving substantial grants to private sector entities for this type of research and development project.