Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 May 2007. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 24 May 2007 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Mining
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much methane was extracted from former colliery sites in (a) the UK, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Hemsworth constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available.
- Answer
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The available information on colliery methane production and consumption is published in Table 4.2 of the Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2006. The latest data relate to 2005 and show production of 757 GWh. Data are available at the UK level only and relate to production from operating collieries. There was no recorded production of coal bed methane from former colliery sites in 2005.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 138141; 460 c1446W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Mining Methane
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