§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list details, at 1991 prices, of expenditure by his Department on environmental research and protection for each available year since 1979–80.
£ million Planning, local government and countryside Environmental protection Water Radioactive waste Total 1979–80 12.4 10.2 6.1 11.1 39.7 1980–81 10.7 7.0 8.6 18.0 44.2 1981–82 9.0 8.5 6.5 15.6 39.7 1982–83 6.7 7.4 5.9 13.3 33.3 1983–84 4.8 6.6 5.7 13.4 30.5 1984–85 4.6 5.6 5.0 12.8 27.9 1985–86 5.5 7.7 4.6 15.1 32.9 1986–87 4.7 9.3 4.6 14.2 32.8 1987–88 4.5 8.9 4.8 13.9 32.0 1988–89 4.7 10.7 7.0 11.0 33.5 1989–90 4.0 14.2 9.8 7.9 35.9 1990–91 4.9 20.4 4.5 8.6 38.4 Compiled figures for my Department's expenditure on environmental protection before 1985–86 are not readily available. Overall expenditure by my Department on environmental protection in 1991 prices from 1985–86 to 1990–91 is as follows. Details of this expenditure are given in figure 6, page 11 of the Department's 1991 annual report.
£ million 1985–86 89.9 1986–87 118.3 1987–88 167.7 1988–89 73.3 1989–90 145.1 1990–91 218.5