HC Deb 18 July 2003 vol 409 cc694-5W
John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans there are for(a) her Department and (b) Ofgem to carry out an environmental appraisal of the British Electricity Transmission and Trading Arrangements. [126722]

Mr. Timms

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been carried out on BETTA and is available on the DTI website http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/domestic_markets/electricity_trading/ria.pdf The RIA includes a section on the environmental impact of BETTA.