Return on capital employed is defined as profit before interest payable and tax, but after operating interest receivable, divided by operating capital employed. To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to introduce set aside systems for steel plants until the depression in the steel trade ends. My Department has no plans to introduce set aside systems for steel plants. Detailed assessments for the four named countries have not been undertaken. The formal take-back schemes are relatively new and vary greatly in scope and approach to funding.
Direct comparison is difficult.
Austria introduced a draft ordinance in 1994 covering only lamps and white goods. This is currently being reviewed by the Austrian authorities. To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will include energy from waste by pyrolysis in the renewables obligation. No firm commitment can yet be made regarding the status of pyrolysis or other energy from waste technologies under the Renewables Obligation. My Department is still considering the responses to the consultation document on the Obligation.