To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) gas, (b) coal and (c) oil-fired power stations he expects to begin being constructed in each of the next five years. (259508)

There is currently 6.7 GW of gas-fired capacity and 0.9 GW of gasified coal capacity with planning consent. Time scales for construction are a matter for the companies concerned. However, the Department publishes an overview of generation capacity development in its annual Energy Markets Outlook Report, which is available at:

http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/energymarketsoutlook/page41839.html

Copies of the report are also available in the Libraries of the House.