§ Ms RuddockTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) how NFFO 4—fourth non-fossil fuel renewable order—was modified by the results of any environmental appraisal undertaken by his Department;. [8664]
496W(2) if NFFO 4 has been subject to an environmental appraisal using the guidance contained in "Policy Appraisal and the Environment"; and if he will publish the appraisal;. [8662]
(3) what procedures have been put in place by his Department to monitor the environmental impacts arising from the implementation of NFFO 4;. [8665]
(4) what alternative courses of action from those detailed in NFFO 4 were considered in any environmental appraisal undertaken by his Department. [8663]
§ Mr. Page[holding answers 15 January 1996]: One of the objectives underlying the Government's renewables policy, including the non-fossil fuel obligation in respect of renewables, is a reduction in the emission of pollutants. The environmental aspects of the policy were fully discussed in the White Paper "This Common Inheritance" (Cm 1200, 1990), and in DTI energy papers such as "New and Renewable Energy: Future Prospects in the UK" (DTI: Energy Paper Number 62, 1994). The environmental aspects of particular proposed power stations are handled through the planning process.