§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sums of public money have been paid to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research in each of the last five years; and what requests have been made in the current year for further public financial assistance.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett:Over the last five years the National Institute's two principal sources of public financial support have been Her Majesty's Treasury and the Social Science Research Council. These together account for about 90 per cent. of total public support.
Sums paid out in the years 1974–75 to 1977–78, and estimated support in the current financial year, are as follows:
Treasury(£000) SSRC(£000) 1974–75 90 88 1975–76 141 155 1976–77 151 205 1977–78 177 200 1978–79 195 182 No requests have been received by Her Majesty's Treasury in the current year for further financial assistance. I understand from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science that the SSRC has received a request from the Institute for £229,000 per annum for three years starting in October 1980.