Combined Heat and Power

HC Deb 12 March 2002 vol 381 c942W

Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she will issue her draft combined heat and power strategy for consultation. [41129]

Mr. Meacher

We will issue the draft strategy for consultation shortly.

Mr. Watts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action her Department plans to take to achieve the Government's target to double the UK use of CHP by 2010. [40940]

Mr. Meacher

The Department is developing a CHP strategy in close collaboration with other Government Departments. This will set out the measures needed to achieve the target to double installed Good Quality CHP electrical capacity to at least 10,000 MW by 2010. We will issue the draft strategy for consultation shortly.