§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how much has been expended by Her Majesty's Government on research into the improvement of insulation during the past five years for which records are available;
(2) what are his proposals for the provision of resources for research into the improvement of insulation during the years 1987 and 1988, respectively.
§ Mr. David HuntThe Department of Energy and the Department of the Environment have expended approximately £0.76 million per annum on average over the past five years for research, development and demonstration of the performance of thermal insulation for buildings in their complementary programmes. They expect to expend about £0.62 million in each of the financial years 1986–87 and 1987–88. Records which are available do not separate research from development and demonstration, nor in some cases is the performance of thermal insulation separately identified from other energy efficiency measures.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how much has been expended by Her Majesty's Government on research into the improvement of double glazing methods during the past five years for which records are available;
(2) what are his proposals for the provisions of resources for research into the improvement of double glazing methods during the years 1987 and 1988, respectively.
§ Mr. David HuntThe Department of Energy and the Department of the Environment have expended approximately £0.12 million per annum on average over the past five years for research, development and demonstration of the performance of double glazing in their complementary programmes. They expect to expend about £0.27 million per annum in each of the financial years 1986–87 and 1987–88. Records which are available do not separate research from development and demonstration, nor in some cases is the performance of double glazing separately identified from other energy efficiency measures.