§ Mr. Ormeasked the Secretary of State for Energy what level of expenditure in both cash and the total budget for energy research, Development and demonstration, has been efficiency research in each financial year since 1979.
§ Mr. David HuntThe information in the table.
(a) (b) Year Outturn expenditure on energy efficiency research and development and demonstration £000 Column (a) as a percentage of total Department of Energy expenditure on energy research development and demonstration Per cent. 1979–80 1,023 0.6 1980–81 2,015 0.9 1981–82 4,106 1.6 1982–83 6,841 2.6 1983–84 6,997 2.9 1984–85 6,564 3.0
§ Mr Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Energy how many people are employed on the energy conservation demonstration project scheme at Harwell.
§ Mr. David HuntThere are currently 61 staff employed on the energy efficiency demonstration scheme at Harwell.
§ Mr. Ormeasked the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has as to the energy savings as a proportion of total energy consumption which have been made in each of the European Economic Community member states in each year from 1979.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe following table shows estimated percentage changes in the primary energy ratio (primary energy consumption per unit of gross domestic products) for individual countries betweeen 1979 and 1984. The figures are not temperature corrected. Changes in the ratio over short periods such as a year are not considered to provide a reliable indication of energy savings. Data for 1985 are not yet available.
Percentage change in energy ratio 1979–84 Belgium -13 Denmark -20 Germany -12 Greece +6 France -3 Ireland -18 Italy -4 Luxembourg -28 Netherlands -2 United Kingdom -13 Source: 1. Eurostat, Basic Statistics of the Community
2. National Accounts of OECD Countries.