§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what expenditure his Department has incurred through the urban programme and the inner city partnerships and programme authorities for the operation of locally based energy advice, home insulation and related research and development schemes; what has been the matching expenditure by the local authorities concerned; and which local authorities now feature energy schemes in their inner area plans.
§ Mr. KingThe urban programme funded seven projects in the last two years at a total cost of about £70,000 capital and £190,000 revenue expenditure. Local authorities contributed 25 per cent. of the cost. This year projects are being funded, or have been approved, in Birmingham, Hammersmith and Fulham, Lewisham, Newcastle/Gateshead and Sheffield.