To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations his Department and its predecessor have received from (a) the Association of Electricity Producers and (b) Drax Power Limited since 2005. (276759)

[holding answer 21 May 2009]: As the Department responsible for energy and the generation sector, DECC has received a significant number of representations from the AEP and Drax since 2005. These representations concerned a wide range of issues relating to the generators' businesses and the energy market.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK energy demand that was met by energy from (a) fossil fuel sources in (i) each year from 1987 to 1989 and (ii) 2008 and (b) nuclear sources in each year since 1987. (278278)

The proportion of UK demand met by fossil fuel sources in the years 1987 to 1989 was 92.5 per cent., 91.5 per cent. and 90.6 per cent. respectively. Provisional estimates suggest that 91.9 per cent. of UK energy demand was met by fossil fuel sources in 2008.

The following tables details the proportion of UK energy demand met from nuclear sources in the years 1987 through to 2008.