HC Deb 02 November 1992 vol 213 cc61-2W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of Her Majesty's Government's energy research budget in 1989 was spent on(a) coal technology and (b) energy efficiency.

Mr. Eggar

The percentage of Her Majesty's Government energy research budget that was spent on coal technology in 1989–90 was I per cent: The equivalent figure for energy efficiency was 4.7 per cent.

Energy efficiency expenditure now falls within the remit of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment.