§ Mr. William RossTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many wind power generating farms there are in the United Kingdom; how many machines they contain; and how many of the blades she estimates have been broken in each of the last 10 years. [4049]
§ Mr. BattleAt 18 June 1997, there were 43 windfarms, each comprising three or more turbines, operating in the UK, totalling 740 turbines in all. My Department does not maintain records of broken wind turbine blades.