HC Deb 17 January 2002 vol 378 c419W
23. Paddy Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she intends to publish the report of the working group on clean coal technology. [25571]

Mr. Wilson

I hope to be able to announce the publication of the report in the very near future.

28. Jeff Ennis

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps her Department is taking to encourage the take-up of clean coal technology. [25576]

Mr. Wilson

The Government are currently spending around £12 million over the three year period 2000–01 to 2002–03 on research and development into cleaner coal technologies. In addition to this I also expect to announce the conclusions of the review into the case for Government support for cleaner coal technology demonstration plant in the very near future.