§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much subsidy has been paid to the wind power generating industry for electricity generated in each year since the introduction of the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation. [139924]
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§ Mrs. LiddellPayments from the Fossil Fuel Levy made to generators of electricity from renewable sources under contracts awarded under the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation (NFFO) represent the above-market cost of the electricity generated.
Payments made to the wind power generating industry for each year since the introduction of the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation (NFFO) are as follows:
Year £million 1990–91 0.1 1991–92 0.4 1992–93 5.7 1993–94 24.4 1994–95 34.1 1995–96 28.5 1996–97 35.9 1997–98 36.8 1998–99 35.1 1999–2000 7.3 The amounts represent payments under NFFO arrangements for England and Wales and exclude payments under comparable arrangements in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The reason for the lower figure for 1999–2000 is that contracts under the 1990 and 1991 NFFO orders (NFFO1 and 2) terminated on 31 December 1998.