To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what decisions on energy were made by the G7 Finance Ministers at their meeting in Washington DC on 13 April; and if he will (a) place in the Library and (b) post on his Department’s website the final declaration of the G7 Ministers. (133384)

The outcomes of the G7 discussions in Washington on energy and climate change matters are recorded in the official statement. The convention is for this to be published on the website of the finance ministry chairing the meeting, in this case the United States Treasury. This can be found at http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/hp350.htm. The full text of the statement is attached for information; energy is covered in the third to last paragraph:

“In order to ensure energy security and to address climate change, we consider energy efficiency and the promotion of energy diversification to be important issues for both developed and developing economies. Diversification can include advanced energy technologies such as renewable, nuclear, and clean coal. We agree that market based policy measures should be effectively designed to meet specific conditions in each country.”