§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give for each year from 1979–80 to 1992–93 inclusive the spending or proposed spending on renewables research funded by his Department breaking the figures down into type of renewable technology and expressing all the figures in (i) money terms and (ii) 1991–92 real terms.
§ Mr. WakehamOutturn expenditure from 1979–80 on my Department's renewable energy research, development and demonstration programme is set out in tables. Expenditure for the current year is estimated. Proposed expenditure on renewables in 1992–93 is £24.3 million; a breakdown of this figure by type of renewable technology is not yet available.
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Programme 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Technology Transfer/ Promotion — — — — — — — — 0.9 1.2 2.0 2.9 3.0 ETSU Services 3.3 4.3 4.1 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 4.0 4.3 Total 19.1 22.2 31.0 24.5 18.6 22.7 19.0 16.7 21.6 19.7 20.8 22.2 24.0 1 Includes expenditure on "Waste as a Fuel" projects under the EEO's demonstration scheme Notes:
CSG = Chief Scientist's Group
Up to 1986–87 the total for R&D includes expenditure on Low Head Hydro and General Studies