§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the impact of the current trading status of Enron on utilities in the UK; and if she will make a statement. [20750]
§ Mr. WilsonFour of Enron's businesses in the UK are now in administration. Enron Direct and Teesside Power continue to operate. Ofgem and DTI are continuing to monitor the situation.
Project title Contract start date Contract end date Call-Off Contract for Advice on Energy Grasses 16 February 2000 16 February 2002 Trial of the Suitability of Switchgrass and Reed Canary as Biofuel Crops under UK Conditions 1 August 2000 31 March 2005 Evaluating Grasses as a Long Term Energy Resource 5 January 2001 4 January 2003 Development of a Prototype Specialist Shuttle Vehicle for Chipped Woodfuel 1 November 2001 30 April 2003 Coppice Establishment—Consultancy 1 July 1998 31 October 2002 Evaluation of Low-cost Establishment Systems for Short Rotation Coppice 1 January 1999 30 June 2003 Miscanthus—Practical Aspects of Biofuel Development 9 April 1999 8 April 2003 Yield Models for Energy Coppice of Poplar and Willow—Phase IV 1 June 1999 31 May 2005 Short Rotation Coppice (Task 1) 17 April 2000 16 April 2002 Short Rotation Coppice (Tasks 3 and 4) 17 April 2000 16 April 2002 Short Rotation Coppice (Task 5) 17 April 2000 16 April 2002 Maintenance of First Generation Coppice Plots- Phase 2 1 March 2000 28 February 2003 Negotiation of Land Use Agreements for Mature Coppice Plots 29 February 2000 31 January 2003 Development of an Integrated Wood Fuel Supply System to Deliver SRC from Field to Power Station 15 March 2000 31 March 2002 Storage of Forest Residues and Short Rotation Coppice in Compressed Fiberlogs 1 May 2001 31 January 2003 Identification and Characterisation of Factors Affecting Losses in the Large-scale, Non-ventilated Bulk Storage of Wood Chips and Development of Best Storage Practices 5 February 2001 5 August 2002 A Further Evaluation of Herbicides for Post Emergence Use in Short Rotation Coppice 7 June 2001 7 April 2002 An Evaluation of the Optimum Timing for Planting Short Rotation Coppice 9 March 2001 1 May 2004 Investigation of Single Stem Tree Plantations for Bioenergy 1 April 2001 30 June 2002 Investigation of Low-till Systems for the Establishment of Willow Coppice in Grassland 1 January 2001 28 February 2003 The Effects on Flora and Fauna of Converting Grassland to Short Rotation Coppice 1 April 2001 31 December 2005 Willow Varietal Interactions in Mixtures, Contributing to Optimum Sustainability 1 November 2001 31 October 2004 Adding Value to Wood Fuelled Heating in Commercial Glasshouses 1 July 2001 31 December 2002 Improving Willow Breeding Efficiency 1 November 1998 30 September 2002