§ Mr. CaplinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will announce his decision on Scottish and Southern Energy plc's notification to build a combined heat and power generation station at the Kimberly-Clark paper mill, Barrow-in-Furness. [83809]
§ Mr. BattleI have today granted clearance under Section 14 of the Energy Act 1976 in response to Scottish and Southern Energy plc's notification to build a 13 MW gas-fired combined heat and power station at the Kimberly-Clark paper mill in Barrow-in-Furness. 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)
Copies of the Press Notice and section 14 clearance are being placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Geraint DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will announce his decision on Kronospan Ltd.'s notification to build a combined heat and power generation station at their fibreboard factory at Chirk, Wrexham. [83811]
§ Mr. BattleI have today granted clearance under Section 14 of the Energy Act 1976 to Kronospan Ltd.'s notification to double the size of its existing gas-fired combined heat and power station at Chirk, Wrexham to 12.4 MW. 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).
Decisions on other applications under consideration will be announced in due course. Copies of the Press Notice and the clearance letter are being placed in the Library of the House.