HC Deb 24 April 1996 vol 276 cc187-8W
Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give a breakdown of expenditure in the energy efficiency, mineral, gas and electric unit in the Department of Economic Development in each of the years 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96. [26204]

Mr. Ancram

[holding answer 22 April 1996]: The information requested is as follows:

Amount
Budget 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Energy Efficiency
Energy Enterprise Scheme 482,808 680,823 571,900
Energy Conservation/Energy Efficiency Survey Scheme 11,000
Energy Management Assistance Scheme 65,317 105,105 82,783
Home Insulation Scheme 107,890 220,144 2135,066
Domestic Energy Efficiency Scheme 338,651 2,676, 000
Minerals
Standby Generators 7,647 7,947 9,080
Minerals Exploration 97,300 239,864 211,633
DED Oil Adviser 3,207 3,322 3,412
Payments related to subsidence (Abandoned Mines) 151,618 58,728 68,424
Payments to National Environment Research Council for Geological Survey of Northern Ireland 370,426 387,879 425,681
Gas
Wind up of Towns Gas Industry 4,275, 645 1,521,811 247,040
Development of new Natural Gas Industry 260 230,847 404,317
Amount
Budget 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Electricity
Consultancy Studies on Energy Matters 102,326 200,109 99,355
Privatisation of the Electricity Supply Industry in NI Expenses 14,281,024
1 Residual payments: scheme replaced by energy management assistance scheme.
2 Residual payments: scheme replaced by domestic energy efficiency scheme.

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