§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what funding he has made available for(a) domestic and (b) industrial energy conservation measures;
(2) what has been the total of Government expenditure on energy conservation measures in industry, public sector housing and private sector housing for the years 1979 to 1988; and what are the projected expenditure levels for energy-saving initiatives for the years 1988 to 1991.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonMany of the energy efficiency programmes operated by my Department have been cross-sectoral, so information on total expenditure by sector is not readily available. The programmes of a number of other Government Departments contribute to the improvement of energy eficiency, but it is normally not possible to attribute expenditure between the energy efficiency and the other objectives of the programmes. The table gives expenditure by my Department on energy efficiency programmes, expenditure by the Department of the Environment, the Scottish Office and the Welsh Office on the homes insulation scheme, and an estimate of expenditure by the Departments of Employment and Social Security on the community insulation programme (these payments also contribute towards employment and social policy objectives).
£ millions Energy efficiency programmes1 Homes insulation scheme2 Community insulation programme3 1979–80 2.4 15.9 — 1980–81 4.5 16.5 — 1981–82 6.9 24.3 — 1982–83 9.4 30.0 — 1983–84 11.4 25.5 5.4 1984–85 17.5 25.3 8.3 1985–86 22.5 28.0 18.5 1986–87 24.5 25.6 35.5 1987–88 18.6 421.6 44.1 1988–89 520.8 — — 1 Expenditure by the Department of the Environment and the Department of Energy. 2 Expenditure by the Scottish and Welsh Offices. 3 Estimated expenditure by the Departments of Employment and Social Security. The community insulation programme began in 1981–82, but figures for employment and social security payments which were taken up by community insulation projects in 1981–82 and 1982–83 are not available. 4 Provisional. 5 Provision.