HC Deb 21 November 1997 vol 301 c345W
Mr. Prior

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the Government's forecast for the percentage of electricity produced from coal in the United Kingdom for (i) 1997, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2030. [14807]

Mr. Battle

Coal's share of fuel used in UK electricity generation was 43 per cent. in 1996. Energy projections for the UK were published by the previous administration as Energy Paper 65 in March 1995 which is available in the Library of the House.

The department is working on a new set of projections which will be published next year.