HC Deb 20 November 2002 vol 394 cc150-1W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what studies her Department has made of the possible effects of the European Commission's Chemicals Policy Review on the international competitiveness of (a) the UK chemical industry itself and (b) the rest of the UK manufacturing industry. [81102]

Alan Johnson

[holding answer 19 November 2002]My right hon. Friend, the Minister of State for the Environment, has overall responsibility for the EU Chemicals Strategy, including responsibility for the assessment of the regulatory impact of those proposals. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is actively involved in the development of policy on this issue. In May 2001, the Government prepared a preliminary regulatory impact assessment of the proposals in the European Commission's White Paper "Strategy for a Future Chemicals Policy", COM(2001) 88. A further regulatory impact assessment will be required when proposals for the European Commission's legislation are available, and DTI will be fully involved in determining the scope and content of that assessment. It will include an assessment of the implications of the proposed legislation for the international competitiveness of the

Electricity supplied by fuel, 1972 to 20011
Percentage
Total GWh Gas2 Other fossil fuels Nuclear Renewables

excluding hydro

 Hydro Total
1972 245,15 — 87.8 10.5 — 1.7 100
1973 262,63 — 89 9.3 — 1.7 100
1974 254,14 — 86.6 11.5 — 1.9 100
1975 253,71 — 87.6 10.4 — 1.9 100
1976 257,70 — 85.9 12.1 — 2 100
1977 263,61 — 84.9 13.1 — 2 100
1978 268,80 — 86 12.1 — 1.9 100
1979 280,16 — 86.2 11.9 — 1.9 100
1980 266,31 — 86 12.1 — 1.9 100
1981 259,93 — 85.2 12.8 — 2.1 100
1982 255.083 — 82.6 15.2 — 2.2 100
1983 259,36 — 80.6 16.9 — 2.5 100
1984 264,14 — 79.9 17.9 — 2.3 100
1985 277.922 — 78.2 19.3 — 2.4 100
1986 281,46 — 79.1 18.4 — 2.4 100
1987 282,51 — 80.7 17.1 — 2.2 100
1988 288.599 — 78.3 19.3 — 2.4 100
1989 294,32 — 75.9 21.6 0.2 2.2 100
1990 300.128 0.1 77.8 19.5 0.2 2.4 100
1991 302,76 0.2 76.8 20.7 0.3 2 100
1992 300,80 1.1 73.2 23 0.3 2.3 100
1993 303,81 7.6 63.4 26.7 0.4 1.9 100
1994 308,98 12.2 59.3 25.9 0.6 2.1 100
1995 319,90 19.8 52.4 25.2 0.6 2 100
1996 334,78 24.7 47.4 25.6 0.8 1.5 100
1997 334,10 32.8 37.9 26.7 1 1.7 100
1998 345,29 33.7 37 26.2 1.2 1.9 100
1999 351,44 39.7 31.6 24.9 1.4 2.3 100
2000 360,97 40.2 34.5 21.7 1.5 2.1 100
2001 368,45 37.8 36.3 22.5 1.6 1.7 100
1 Electricity supplied is here measured on a "gross" basis, ie hydro includes production from pumped storage stations and "other fuels"

include the electricity supplied for use in pumping at pumped storage stations.
2 Prior to 1995 figures are for Combined Cycle Gas Turbines only.

Source:

Department of Trade and Industry