Written question asked by David Kidney (Labour) on Monday, 24 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 March 2003. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 March 2003 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 proportion of the technology to be used in the projects in receipt of the bio-energy grants announced in January 2003 will be UK-sourced.

Answer: Mr. Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of the technology to be used in the projects in receipt of the bio-energy grants announced in January 2003 will be UK-sourced. [99371] Mr. Wilson: We do not keep information on the proportion of project technology in grant applications that is sourced in the UK. We are however keen to promote the capabilities of the UK supply chain in all renewable technologies, and have created the business support team Renewables UK for this purpose.

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