HC Deb 15 February 1988 vol 127 cc513-5W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what has been the direct gross funding of the

£ million (cash) £ million (1986–87 prices)
UKAEA Gross expenditure Department of Energy Expenditure UKAEA Gross expenditure Department of Energy expenditure
1958–59 106.2 95.6 880.9 793.0
1959–60 115.3 88.1 945.9 722.7
1960–61 112.2 87.5 902.4 703.7
1961–62 107.0 71.7 832.5 557.8
1962–63 101.0 60.8 762.1 458.8
1963–64 107.7 53.0 794.0 390.7
1964–65 119.6 36.1 844.0 254.8
1965–66 80.6 23.7 543.7 159.9
1966–67 75.7 26.7 488.6 172.3
1967–68 74.9 18.2 470.8 114.4

Mr. Michael Spicer

The table gives the latest available figures for the energy requirements of British industry for each fuel, and all fuels combined.

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority by the Government since 1958 to 1987–88 by year, in both cash prices and 1986 prices;

(2) what has been the net funding received by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority from the Government since 1958 to 1987–88 by year, after deducting income.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The following table gives the gross expenditure of the United Kingdom Energy Authority from 1958–59 to 1987–88. It also gives the expenditure by the Department of Energy (and its predecessors) with the UKAEA during that period.

£ million (cash) £ million (1986–87 prices)
UKAEA Gross expenditure Department of Energy Expenditure UKAEA Gross expenditure Department of Energy expenditure
1968–69 91.8 27.4 549.0 163.9
1969–70 90.6 20.2 515.5 114.9
1970–71 95.7 37.1 503.3 195.1
1971–72 96.3 44.3 463.4 213.2
1972–73 93.1 52.4 415.2 233.7
1973–74 91.0 47.5 378.8 197.7
1974–75 106.6 61.6 371.9 214.9
1975–76 152.5 93.4 423.4 259.3
1976–77 174.9 110.0 429.0 269.8
1977–78 186.1 100.1 400.8 215.6
1978–79 213.4 127.4 415.2 247.9
1979–80 251.2 145.5 418.2 242.2
1980–81 323.3 186.2 453.9 261.4
1981–82 355.7 205.4 454.9 262.7
1982–83 380.4 214.8 453.8 256.2
1983–84 404.6 203.8 461.4 232.4
1984–85 399.7 196.1 436.6 214.2
1985–86 424.0 189.6 436.8 195.3
1986–87 416.6 183.9 416.6 183.9
1987–88 445.3 172.3 427.1 165.3

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