§ Mrs. GilroyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will announce further decisions on power station proposals currently with his Department. [90734]
§ Mr. BattleI have today given directions under Section 14 (3) of the Energy Act 1976 to Southern Electric and Sabre Power not to proceed with a number of their gas-fired schemes. The schemes affected are Southern Electric's mini power plants (49 MW) at Loudwater, Nr High Wycombe and Quidhampton, Salisbury and Sabre Power's mini power plants (50 MW) at Hirwan, Rhondda and Bridgwater, Somerset. These decisions have been taken in accordance with the policy set out in the White Paper entitled "Conclusions of the Review of Energy Sources for Power Generation and Government response to fourth and fifth Reports of the Trade and Industry Committee" (Cm 4071).
581WDecisions on other proposals under consideration will be announced in due course.
Copies of the Press Notice and the relevant decision letters are being placed in the Library of the House.