§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what amount has been spent by his Department in each of the last five years on research on alternative energy sources.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe table gives my Department's programme expenditure on alternative energy sources for the financial years 1983–84 to 1987–88.
Constant prices (£ million) Constant prices (1988; £ million) 1983–84 11·7 14.9 1984–85 14.9 18.1 1985–86 13.2 15.1 1986–87 12.0 13.4 1987–88 15.1 16.0 Provision for 1988–89 is £16.2 million.