HC Deb 05 May 1975 vol 891 c291W
33. Mr. Rost

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of research and development expenditure in the United Kingdom on energy conservation.

Mr. Eadie

Public sector expenditure in 1974–75 on R and D related to energy conservation by final consumers is estimated to be approximately £11 million. In addition, a substantial part of the R and D effort of the nationalised industries is devoted to improvement of their internal energy economics. No estimate is available for the private sector.

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