§ Mr. Michael McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish a table showing the total amount spent on research into all forms of energy by the Government in the United Kingdom, giving in each case the amount spent on each source, and sums spent on similar research, together with comparative figures, for the United States of America, Germany, France and Japan.
§ Mr. John MooreA table of estimated expenditure by Governments in 1979 on energy R and D for all member States of the International Energy Agency has already been published in a recent OECD document "Energy Research, Development and Demonstration in the IEA Countries—1979 Review of National Programmes". Included in this document are details of the expenditure in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany and Japan and the amount spent on individual sources is given in each case. This document has been placed in the Library of the House.
The equivalent information for 1979 is not available for France, but similar figures for France for 1978 are available in the European Communities Publication "Inventory of 1976–1978 energy research, development and demonstration programmes and expenditures of the Member States and the European Communities" (Doc. No. XII/ 1000/79-EN) This document is also in the Library of the House.