§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Minister for Energy how much research and development work is sponsored and carried out by his Department on energy resources and uses.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinPublic sector research and development in these areas is carried out mainly by the State energy and power industries and the UKAEA. These programmes are developed in consultation with my Department and in the last completed financial year amounted to approximately £83 million. The whole of energy research and development is of course under review in view of the present energy situation.
The United Kingdom Government's contribution to energy projects within the research programme of the European Atomic and Economic Communities during 1973 was £1.5 million.