§ Mr. Andrew StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much Government financial support has been made available for energy efficiency measures in each year since 1990; [82804]
(2) how much Government financial support has been made available to (a) the Energy Savings Trust, (b) the Carbon Trust and (c) other organisations concerned with energy efficiency measures in each year since 1990. [82805]
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§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 27 November 2002]: Since 1996 the Government have provided funding to the Energy Saving Trust (Defra funding currently about £24 million) to encourage the sustainable use of energy in the domestic and small business sectors. The Energy Saving Trust also receives funding from the Scottish Executive, Department for Transport and Department of Trade and Industry.
Government funding for the Carbon Trust by my Department and the Devolved Administrations since April 2001 is a little under £50 million a year funded from Climate Change Levy receipts and the Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme.
The funding made available by my Department and its predecessors to support and promote efficiency measures in each year since 1990 (including the Energy Saving Trust and the Carbon Trust) is of the scale set out:
£ million 1990–91 18.4 1991–92 39.3 1992–93 49.4 1993–94 60.3 1994–95 102.7 1995–96 128.5 1996–97 116.0 1997–98 110.5 1998–99 109.0 1999–2000 112.0 2000–01 119 2001–02 approximately 1253 1Subject to final audit These figures include the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme, support for the Energy Saving Trust (from 1996), Fuel Poverty and for the Carbon Trust (from 1 April 2001). Energy Saving Trust funding for Scotland was devolved from 1 July 1999. Between 1991–99, the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme covered the whole of Great Britain. Funding was devolved to Scotland in July 1999 and to Wales in April 2000. The new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (now marketed as the Warm Front Team) was launched in England in June 2000.