Energy Preservation

HC Deb 10 December 1986 vol 107 cc200-1W

Mr. Patchett

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the annual expenditure on energy preservation in each year since 1970.

Mr. David Hunt

Such statistics do not exist. However, expenditure by my Department, since its creation in 1974, on promoting energy efficiency is given in the table below:

	£ million
1975–76	0.5
1976–77	1.0
1977–78	2.5
1978–79	1.0

	£ million
1979–80	4.0
1980–81	6.6
1981–82	8.3
1982–83	9.6
1983–84	11.8
1984–85	17.5
1985–86	22.5

Note:

1. Prior to 1978–79 the energy efficiency programme formed part of the renewable energy sources programme. Separate figures for energy efficiency are not available.