§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many grants have been awarded for PV solar power panels in each of the last three years; and what the total value of such grants is. [91563]
§ Mr. WilsonYear 2000—Domestic PV Systems Field Trial, First Round: £1.4 million to support nine projects totalling 166 homes.
Year 2001—Domestic PV Systems Field Trial, Second Round: £4 million to support 23 projects totalling 380 homes.
Year 2002—Large Scale BIPV Field Trial for Public Buildings: £4.2 million to support 18 projects on schools, universities, council offices, leisure centres etc.
Major PV Demonstration Programme, First Phase—Stream 1 (small-scale up to 5kWp)—118 grants awarded, worth £880,000; Stream 2 (medium and large-scale up to 100kWp)—27 grants awarded, worth £3.52 million.
Total value of grants for last three years is £14 million.