To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the arrangements for licensing opencast coal mines.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the amount of electricity generation likely to be generated from renewable sources by the end of the decade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he next expects to meet the directors general of Ofgas and Offer to discuss the regulation of gas and electricity prices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what further steps he plans to take to promote the development of the technology for renewable energy resources throughout the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what estimate he has made of the increase in demand for electricity generation in the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on his policy on wind farms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his latest estimate of the level of oil and gas reserves on the United Kingdom continental shelf.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will estimate how many individuals became shareholders as a result of electricity privatisation in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he next intends to meet the chairman of British Coal to discuss productivity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what action he proposes to take in response to the report of East Midlands Electricity plc on the electricity supply crisis which arose from severe...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the number of people employed in Britain's nuclear energy industry.