Current status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it and its agencies invested in the renewables and community renewables industry between (a) 2003 and 2007 and (b) 2007 and 2011.
The following table shows Scottish Government expenditure on renewable energy by year. It does not include investment in renewable energy by the enterprise agencies.
Scottish Government Expenditure on Renewable Energy
| Year |
|
| 2002-3 | £230,319 |
| 2003-4 | £2,669,069 |
| 2004-5 | £3,871,157 |
| 2005-6 | £3,950,828 |
| 2006-7 | £8,653,021 |
| 2007-8 | £16,017,256 |
| 2008-9 | £15,157,616 |
| 2009-10 | £24,560,404 |
| 2010-11 (forecast to end of financial year) | £30,296,501 |