§ 20. Mr. ArbuthnotTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the level of Government spending on wind and tidal power in 1979; and what was the expenditure in real terms in 1990.
§ Mr. MoynihanIn the financial year 1979–80 my Department spent £0.6 million on wind energy research and £0.6 million on tidal power research. In 1990–91 the figures were £4.5 million for wind and £1.9 million for tidal.