Written question asked by John Grogan (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 December 2001. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2001 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made that the projections in Energy Paper 68 remain credible; and what plans she has to produce new projections. - Inc fact that there are no plans to update the projections in the immediate future.

Answer: Mr. Grogan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment she has made that the projections in Energy Paper 68 remain credible; and what plans she has to produce new projections. [22344] Mr. Wilson: The projections made in Energy Paper 68, published in November 2000, are long-term projections. At this stage there is no reason to believe that the projections are anything other than soundly based for longer-term assessments. There are no plans to update the projections in the immediate future.

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