HC Deb 21 July 1986 vol 102 c12W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will set out in tabular form the amount of investment on research, development and demonstration made by his Department, the Central Electricity Generating Board, the South of Scotland Electricity Generating Board, British Nuclear Fuels Limited, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and in collaborative projects with the European projects with the European Commission from 1975 to 1986, in relation to (a) thermal nuclear fission, (b) fast reactors, (d) coal burning for electricity generation, (e) combined heat and power technology, (f) active solar, (g) passive solar, (h) geothermal, (i) wind energy generation, (j) biomass energy, (k) wave energy, (l) tidal energy, (m) electricity conservation, (n) gas fired electricity generation and (o) oil-fired electricity generation.

Mr. David Hunt

[pursuant to the reply, 14 July 1986, c. 387]: I have asked the chairman of the CEGB, SSEB and BNF plc to write to the hon. Member in respect of their expenditures. The table sets out expenditures by my Department for the period and categories requested, insofar as they are available: