Energy Supply

Jenny Willott
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the total amount of power, measured in gigawatt hours, produced in the UK by (a) coal, (b) oil, (c) gas and (d) nuclear power stations was in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement.

Malcolm Wicks
According to table 5.1 of BERR’s latest “Energy Trends” publication (http://www.berr. gov.uk/files/file40156.pdf), the total amount of electricity supplied in the UK during 2005-06 was as follows:

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|           |GWh    |
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|(a) coal   |136,670|
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|(b) oil    |5,540  |
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|(c) gas    |143,730|
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|(d) nuclear|75,000 |
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Apart from renewables, it is the Government’s policy not to target the proportion of electricity generated by different fuel types. These are commercial decisions for generators in a market framework designed to incentivise security of supply and carbon dioxide abatement.