Written question asked by Tony Colman (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 July 2004. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 July 2004 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 targets were established for the more efficient use of heat in the Government's Energy White Paper. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Colman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what targets were established for the more efficient use of heat in the Government's Energy White Paper. [182038] Mr. Timms: The Energy White Paper does not set specific targets for the more efficient use of heat. However, we can expect to see an increase in small-scale, distributed heat and electricity generation. Space heating and hot water account for 80 per cent. of energy use in households, and over half of energy use in the service sector. The Government's Energy Efficiency Action Plan, published in April 2003, sets out measures that the Government expects to deliver savings of over 12 million tonnes of carbon (MtC) by 2010, with a formal aim to achieve savings of 4.2 MtC in households by 2010. This represents savings of around 10 per cent. of total non-transport carbon emissions. Combined heat and power (CHP) is the simultaneous generation of usable heat and power (usually electricity) in a single process. The Government's CHP Strategy, also published in April 2003, sets out a framework to support the growth of CHP capacity in the UK. The Government's target is to achieve 10GWe of Good Quality CHP electrical capacity by 2010.

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