HC Deb 08 June 1988 vol 134 cc587-8W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures in real terms at 1987 prices for his Department's expenditure on environmental research and protection in total and broken down into expenditure related to(a) radioactive waste, (b) air pollution, (c) water and (d) countryside for each year since 1974 for which figures are available.

Mr. Ridley

[pursuant to his answer, 19 May 1988, c. 580]: The figures for 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 are as follows:

£ million at 1987–88 prices
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
Radioactive waste 11.9 9.8 10.2 10.3
Air pollution 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.2
Water 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.7
Countryside 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5
Other environmental protection 1.9 2.7 2.1 2.4
TOTAL 21.6 19.9 19.3 19.1

Note: Figures for previous years are not available.