Renewables Obligation (Hansard, 18 December 2001)

§ Dr. Kumar
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the timetable is for the renewables obligation. [22616]

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what she expects the start date for the renewables obligation to be. [22720]

§ Mr. Wilson
The Government intend to lay the necessary order before Parliament in February with a view to its coming into effect on 1 April 2002.
The Scottish Executive intends to lay the corresponding Scottish order before the Scottish Parliament with a view to its coming into effect to the same timetable.

§ Paddy Tipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reason a distinction is not made in the draft Renewables Obligation between conventional mixed waste incineration and energy from waste residue after separation, recycling and materials recovery. [23384]

§ Mr. Wilson
Such a distinction has not been made because the Government intend that the Renewables Obligation should encourage the development of more efficient or environmentally beneficial "energy from waste" technologies. These technologies include pyrolysis, gasification and anaerobic digestion.