HL Deb 05 December 2002 vol 641 cc125-6WA
Lord Fearn

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many overseas residents' visits were made to the United Kingdom in (a) the first and (b) the second quarters of 2000. [HL203]

The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)

The number of overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (a) was 4.6 million in the first quarter of 2002 and (b) 6.3 million in the second quarter of 2002.

own priorities for how that grant is spent. Birmingham University has supported its European Research Institute through a capital grant from the Joint Infrastructure Fund, now succeeded by the Science Research Infrastructure Fund (SRIF) administered by HEFCE. Universities receive a formulae allocation from SRIF and choose themselves how to spend it.