§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much Government funding was given for research and development in(a) nuclear energy, (b) wind power and (c) wave energy in each of the last 20 years. [140475]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe funding for nuclear research and development given by the Department of Trade and Industry (and by the Department of Energy prior to amalgamation) for each of the financial years since 1980–81 to 1999–2000 and the anticipated expenditure for 2000–01 is as follows:
£million cash outturn figures 1980–81 188 1981–82 206 1982–83 215 1983–84 204 1984–85 166 1985–86 169 1986–87 163 1987–88 148 1988–89 247 1989–90 163.8 1990–91 126.4 1991–92 93.6 1992–93 85.3 1993–94 76.9 1994–95 28.4 1995–96 21.7 1996–97 21.4 1997–98 17.6 1998–99 14.2 1999–2000 16.8 2000–01 16.5 Note:
For figures prior to 1989–90, contributions include expenditure on decommissioning and waste management operations carried out by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
Sources:
For years 1980–81 to 1983–84: The Government's Expenditure Plans for 1986–87 to 1988–89.
For years 1984–85 to 1988–89: The Government's Expenditure Plans for 1990–91 to 1992–93
The Government expenditure on research and development for (b) wind power and (c) wave power is given in the table.
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Net expenditure £ million Year Wind Wave1 1999–2000 0.9 0.15 1998–99 1.0 0.17 1997–98 1.2 0.06 1996–97 2.5 0.14 1995–96 3.4 0.08 1994–95 2.7 0.11 1993–94 7.3 0.20 1992–93 8.69 0.32 1991–92 6.67 0.47 1990–91 4.53 0.39 1989–90 4.84 0.14 1988–89 3.91 0.14 1987–88 3.79 0.19 1986–87 3.82 0.07 1985–86 5.42 0.26 1984–85 4.61 0.43 1983–84 2.32 0.71 1982–83 2.26 2.82 1981–82 0.86 3.95 1980–81 0.68 3.04 1Historically data are not broken down between wave and other forms of hydro-technology since 1995.