§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will announce his decision on Slough Heat and Power Ltd.'s application to extend its existing combined heat and power generating station. [79386]
§ Mr. BattleI have today granted consent under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to Slough Heat and Power Ltd.'s application for construction of a 11 MW extension to its existing 80 MW Combined Heat and Power station. The extension, fuelled by 80,000 tonnes of mainly processed waste paper annually, has also today been given planning permission. The 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).
Planning permission has also been granted after consultation with the Slough Borough Council which did not object to the application subject to 40 conditions being included.
Decisions on other applications under consideration will be announced in due course.
Copies of the Press Notice and decision letter are being placed in the Library of the House.