HC Deb 23 March 1981 vol 1 c209W
23. Mr. Chapman

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on total energy consumption in the last 12 months as compared with the previous year and progress on his energy conservation programme.

Mr. John Moore

Provisional figures for 1980 show that the total United Kingdom energy consumption on a primary fuel input basis was 7.5 per cent. less than in 1979 and the lowest level since 1975. As regards the progress of the conservation programme, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. Friends the Members for East Grinstead (Mr. Johnston Smith) and for Bath (Mr. Patten) on 23 February 1981.

30. Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much money has been spent on conserving energy over each of the past four years; and what is the estimated figure for the current year.

Mr. John Moore

It is not possible to give details of total expenditure on energy conservation, since a large part of this results from countless individual and private sector decisions. Government expenditure on separately identifiable energy conservation programmes was as follows:

£ million outturn
1976–7 5
1977–8 5
1978–9 60
1979–80 106
1980–81 123 (estimated)

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