§ Mr. BattleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much money was raised by the fossil fuel levy in each year from its inception to date; how much of that money was spent on renewables in each year; and how much money was retained by the Treasury in each year. [27948]
§ Mr. PageThe information requested is:
£ million Year Amount raised Paid to renewable generators 1990–91 1,175 6 1991–92 1,324 12 1992–93 1,348 29 1993–94 1,233 68 1994–95 1,205 96 1995–961 1,104 95 2 Estimate. The balance of levy receipts is used to finance payments to Nuclear Electric, British Nuclear Fuels plc in respect of nuclear electricity generated by its plant, and to cover certain other costs such as administration costs.