§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much money is being spent by the Government in furtherance of research into nuclear and alternative sources of energy (a) directly and (b) through grants to third parties.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe Government expect to spend £140 million on nuclear power research and development in 1979–80 through a grant to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. This includes £12 million on design and development contracts with industry placed on behalf of the Department of Energy.
The Department has so far also allocated £16 million to specific programmes of research and development into alternative sources of energy in 1979–80, as follows:
This work is being carried out either by contract or in Government laboratories.
£million Wave power 5.4 Solar energy 6.0 Geothermal 1.77 Wind power 0.97 Tidal power 1.59