§ Miss Melanie JohnsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will announce his decision on Enron Europe Ltd.'s notification to build a combined heat and power generation station at the Teesside Gas Processing Plant, Seal Sands, Cleveland. [86826]
§ Mr. BattleI have today granted clearance under Section 14 of the Energy Act 1976 in response to Enron Europe Ltd.'s notification to build a 45 MW gas-fired combined heat and power station at the Teesside Gas Processing Plant at Seal Sands, Cleveland. The decision has 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).
I believe very strongly that CHP should play a vital and expanding role in the future of the UK power market. The technology has now come into its own, and the efficiency it offers is delivering benefits not just to business users, but to the country as a whole.
Recruitment information
Number of staff recruited 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1998
Gender Ethnic background2 Range Permanent FTA Recurring temp Standby Short notice Other1 M F White Ethnic minority Not stated Disability Range 11 — 3 — — — — 3 2— 2— 2— 2— Range 10 6 15 — 1 — — 17 5 19 3 0 2 Range 9 12 — — — — — 9 3 11 1 0 0 Range 8 18 — — — — — 13 5 17 1 0 2 Range 7 12 — — — — — 11 1 9 1 2 2 Range 6 16 — — — — 1 4 13 16 0 1 4 Range 5 8 — 1 — — 9 8 10 14 2 2 1 Range 4 19 3 — — — 7 11 18 17 9 3 2 Range 3 9 — 2 — — 25 24 12 24 8 4 3 Range 2 25 — — — — 17 15 27 20 17 5 0 Range 1 11 2 — — — 5 7 11 15 1 2 3 Fast stream 20 — — — — 7 15 12 22 4 1 1 Total 156 23 3 1 — 71 137 117 184 47 20 20 1 Includes numbers of casuals, sandwich course students, legal trainees 2 Note that ethnic data has been suppressed for those ranges where numbers recruited are 5 or less to avoid the possibility of identifying individuals The number of occasions on which the permitted exceptions to fair and open competition and selection on merit have been used at each level (except for appointments of up to 12 months) are categorised as below. Details of the exceptions are underneath the relevant category.
extensions of appointments of up to 12 months up to a maximum of 24 months: none
recurrent short-term appointments:
2 Range 3s, 1 Range 5, 1 part-time Range I1 and 6 Range 10s, all employed in the Queens Award office where the work is seasonal
short-term appointments where highly specialised skills are required:
1 Range 10 on a standby contract for 20 days providing advice on clean coal generation technology and 2 fixed-term appointments of Range 10 Lawyers to meet unforeseen shortfalls in specific areas of legal services
366WCopies of the Press Notice and Section 14 clearance are being placed in the Library of the House.