§ Mr. DafisTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy to set a target to ensure that 10 per cent. of total electricity supply stems from renewable sources by the year 2000 within the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. EggarTargets for the exploitation of renewable energy are under consideration as part of the current review of the Government's renewable energy programmes.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list for each year from 1982 to 1992 what financial contribution has been made by industrial sources to the research, development and demonstration programmes for renewable energy run by the energy technology support unit; and if he will break down these figures for each of biofuels, wind power, solar power, small scale hydro, geothermal, tidal power and wave power.
§ Mr. EggarAnnual external contributions to the renewable energy research, development and demonstration programme from the private sector, generating boards and the European Commission are listed. A breakdown of the figures by technology is not available.
Per cent. 1981–82 1.9 1982–83 3.2 1983–84 2.0 1984–85 3.3 1985–86 2.1 1986–87 3.1 1987–88 3.9 1988–89 4.7 1989–90 5.3 1990–91 7.0 A figure for 1991–92 will be available shortly.