§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average cost of producing electricity through(a) nuclear, (b) coal, (c) gas, (d) wind and (e) other renewable sources was; and what the average price paid by suppliers for electricity from each of the above generators was in the last year for which figures are available. [135001]
§ Nigel Griffiths[holding answer 28 October 2003]: This information is a commercial matter for the electricity generators and suppliers. Some indicative information on potential future prices for renewable sources, and for electricity produced from nuclear sources is given in "The Energy Review, a Performance and Innovation Unit Report, February 2002" available at www.number-10.gov.uk/su/energy/ 1.html, and in the "Long-Term Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the UK" report prepared by an Inter-departmental Analysts Group, available at www.dti.gov.uk/energy/greenhousegas/index.shtml. Both reports are available in the Libraries of the House.