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Conservation (Research Expenditure)

Volume 891: debated on Monday 5 May 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of research and development expenditure in the United Kingdom on energy conservation.

Public sector expenditure in 1974–75 on R and D related to energy conservation by final consumers is estimated to be approximately £11 million. In addition, a substantial part of the R and D effort of the nationalised industries is devoted to improvement of their internal energy economics. No estimate is available for the private sector.