To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) full-time equivalent and (b) other staff are employed by the Office for Renewable Energy Deployment. (260587)

[holding answer 4 March 2009]: The ORED has not yet been established and therefore there are currently no staff employed in it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the budget of the Office for Renewable Energy Deployment is in 2008-09, broken down by budget heading. (260588)

[holding answer 4 March 2009]: As the ORED will be established as the Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) and finalised in the spring, it does not have a budget for 2008-09. The ORED’s budget for 2009-10 is currently subject to the business planning round process in the Department.