§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much Research Council money was spent in each region in each of the last three years for which figures are available, broken down in each case between(a) universities and (b) other organisations. [124809]
§ Ms HewittDetails of the Research Councils' gross spend by region for the three years 1996–97 to 1998–99, analysed between universities and other organisations, mainly their institutes, is shown in the table.
Research Council spend by region £000 Universities Other 1996–97 England 585,475 417,469 Scotland 88,874 51,229 Wales 18,238 5,245 Northern Ireland 6,881 326 1997–98 England 630,296 397,230 Scotland 88,200 45,888 Wales 21,739 6,998 Northern Ireland 6,204 350 1998–99 England 627,752 407,179 Scotland 86,730 46,673 Wales 22,243 5,022 Northern Ireland 5,982 515 Notes:
1. Figures are Councils' gross expenditure, financed from the Science Budget grant-in-aid and other sources.
2. 'Universities' includes both research grants and postgraduate studentships.
3. 'Other' is largely Research Council institutes.
4. Overseas expenditure, international subscriptions and central headquarters expenditure are excluded.