Solar Energy

Rosie Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much his Department has made available for the installation of solar panels in  West Lancashire in the last three years; what allocation has been made for 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

Malcolm Wicks
Under the Solar PV Major Demonstration and Low Carbon Buildings Programmes we have committed £2,270,001 towards the installation of solar panels in the North West region over the past three years. It is not possible to provide these figures for the West Lancashire region. The following table shows the breakdown by grant programme.

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|                                      |£        |
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|Solar PV Major Demonstration Programme|         |
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|2004-05                               |525,095  |
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|2005-06                               |756,210  |
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|2006-07                               |509,131  |
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|Total                                 |1,790,436|
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|                                      |         |
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|Low Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 1|         |
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|2006-07                               |479,565  |
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|Total                                 |479,565  |
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There is no grant provision made available by region going forward.