§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the contribution that solar power can make to meeting the United Kingdom's energy needs. [2538]
§ Mr. WilsonSolar power is a technology with significant longer-term potential in helping to meet the UK's energy needs.
With a view to bringing forward this technology's potential, we are supporting a range of initiatives such as domestic and large-scale commercial field trials plus the first phase of a major PV roofs programme aimed, in time, at matching those in Germany and Japan.