§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Energy what funds he has made available, and to which local authorities in Scotland for the conversion of domestic and industrial waste into fuel.
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§ Mr. David HuntThe Energy Efficency Office has funded research and development and demonstrations of the conversion of domestic and industrial waste into fuel, to the value of £3,134,000 in the United Kingdom.
No local authorities in Scotland have applied to my Department for funding, but our energy technology support unit is monitoring the performance of a pilot refuse derived fuel plant operated by Glasgow district council.