Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 27 July 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many extraction licences for hydroelectric schemes the Environment Agency has (a) issued, (b) refused and (c) received but not determined in each of the last three years.
The following table shows the number of hydroelectric power licenses the Environment Agency have issued, refused and received since
Hydropower licences , 1 November 2008 to 26 July 2010 | |||
Number | |||
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
Licences issued | 0 | 34 | 38 |
Licences refused | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Licences received | 11 | 58 | 64 |
Note: Currently being worked on 57, with 16 waiting to be picked up. |
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