§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much money has been allocated by his Department for (a) combined heat and power pilot projects and (b) solar and wind power pilot projects in the last three years.
§ Mr. David HuntMy Department's R, D & D expenditure on combined heat and power/district heating, solar and wind energy in the last three years was as follows:
£ million £ million £ million 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 CHP/DH 0.64 0.48 0.14 Solar 0.7 1.4 0.9 Wind Energy 0.9 2.5 2.5 In addition, my right hon. Friend announced on 25 January, at column 547, commitment of a further 98W £750,000 in grant aid to combined heat and power consortia. This is likely to be taken up in the next two years.