To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to publish his response to the renewable energy strategy consultation. (279550)

We published an initial response to the renewable energy strategy consultation on 17 February 2009. This can be viewed on:

http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/cons_res/cons_res.aspx

The renewable energy strategy will be our formal response to the consultation and will be published this summer.