Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 7 of the table on page 250 of his Department's publication, Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, if he will publish a breakdown of the figures under the heading entitled, Taking action on climate change and decarbonisation (ALB) net for (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, and (d) 2017-18.
The breakdown of expenditure for 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 under the heading Taking action on climate change and decarbonisation (ALB) net is as shown in the following table:
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| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | Bad debts | - | - | 7 | - |
| Depreciation/amortisation | 64,863 | 54,350 | 29,000 | 43,102 |
| Impairment/revaluation | -3,081 | - | - | 262,713 |
| Purchase of goods and services | - | - | - | 92,900 |
| Take up of provision | 5,573,765 | 89,751,230 | 2,821,509 | 70,768,099 |
| Take up of provision (Change in pensions liability) | 8,806 | -7,648 | - | - |
| Unwinding of discount rate (pensions) | - | - | - | 373 |
| Unwinding of discount rate (provisions) | - | - | - | -1,255,331 |
Total Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| 5,644,353 | 89,797,932 | 2,850,516 | 69,911,856 |