§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many applications for wind farm power generation he has received by region. [6299]
§ Mr. PageThe competition for contracts under the non-fossil fuel obligation is heavily oversubscribed. For wind energy, there are 167 project proposals, of which 14 are in the licence area of Eastern Group; 34 are in the licence area of Merseyside and North-Western Electricity Board plc; two are in the licence area of Midlands Electricity plc; 30 are in the licence area of North Western Electricity Board plc; 16 are in the licence area of Northern Electric; 16 are in the licence area of South Western Electricity plc; three are in the licence area of Southern Electric plc; 21 are in the licence area of Yorkshire Electricity Group plc; 29 are in the licence area of South Wales Electricity plc; and two are in Scotland.