Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 January 2008. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Monday, 18 February 2008 on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

Energy Technologies Institute: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the cost to the public purse is of the Energy Technologies Institute in 2007-08.

Answer: I have been asked to reply.The Energy Technologies Institute was legally established on 12 December 2007 as a limited liability partnership. Direct costs accrued in April to December 2007 by the public sector in support of the establishment of the ETI are estimated to amount to approximately £1,466,520. The majority of these costs will be shared with the private sector partners and off-set against public sector contributions to ETI during 2008.

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