§ 63. Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Agriculture the total amount of money expended by his Department for research purposes for the last financial year and the directions in which the money was expended?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonAs the reply contains a table of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply
§ Statement showing expenditure on research (excluding administrative expenses and overhead charges) charged to the Ministry's Vote during the financial year 1937–38.
| 1937–38. | |
| £ | |
| Agricultural Research. | |
| 1. Grants to Research Institutes for research mainly of a fundamental and continuous character hut including also specific schemes | 195,076 |
| 2. Grants to Colleges, Institutions, etc., for local researches and specialist advisory work | 117,504 (a) |
| 3. Foot and Mouth Disease Research Committee. Researches conducted by the Ministry | 16,404 |
| 4. Animal and Plant Pathology | 8,330 (b) |
| 5. Scholarships, Studentships and Fellowships | 3,878 |