§ Q170. Mr. PageTo ask the Prime Minister if she has received recent representations regarding energy conservation.
§ The Prime MinisterI have received a number of recent representations regarding energy conservation and energy efficiency. In cash terms the Government are this year spending six times the amount in energy efficiency programmes as was spent in 1979. Over the last four years for which figures are available, this country's ratio of energy use to GDP growth has improved at twice the average rate for the European Community.