<p>The Government has spent approximately £47.42 million to support research and development for wave and tidal technologies since 2010/11 to 2012/13. Spending per technology type is not currently available.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">£million<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Fundingorganisation<br /></td><td valign="top">2010/11<br /></td><td valign="top">2011/12<br /></td><td valign="top">2012/13<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">ResearchCouncilsUK<br /></td><td valign="top">8.04<br /></td><td valign="top">2.38<br /></td><td valign="top">4.28<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">EnergyTechnologiesInstitute1<br /></td><td valign="top">2.34<br /></td><td valign="top">3.42<br /></td><td valign="top">3.30<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">TechnologyStrategyBoard<br /></td><td valign="top">3.50<br /></td><td valign="top">4.19<br /></td><td valign="top">3.29<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Departmentof Energy and ClimateChange<br /></td><td valign="top">12.6<br /></td><td valign="top">—<br /></td><td valign="top">0.08<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Total:£47.42<br /></td><td valign="top">26.48<br /></td><td valign="top">9.99<br /></td><td valign="top">10.95<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">1The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is a public-privatepartnership. 50% of the ETI's funding is received from the Departmentfor Business and Innovation's (BIS's) sponsored Technology StrategyBoard (TSB) and Research Councils UK (RCUK). The figures provided onlyrepresent the public contribution to the ETI for expenditure on tidaland waveenergy.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p><p>In addition, some of these schemes leverage additional private sector funding. There may be other private sector research spend which organisations undertake without public sector support.</p>