§ Mr. Greg Knightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he sets any conditions upon the grant of public money to the Agricultural Research Council as to the ways in which the grant may be used.
§ Mr. BrookeThe agricultural and food research council, like the other research councils, is an independent body whose operations are governed by its royal charter. As such it would not be appropriate for my right hon. Friend to seek to set conditions upon the grants of public money to the council other than those which relate to the procedures for accounting for public money which apply generally to non-departmental public bodies in receipt of Exchequer funds.
§ Mr. Greg Knightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, as part of Her Majesty's Government's policy of controlling public expenditure, he plans to reduce the level of financial support to the Agricultural Research Council during the current and subsequent financial years.
§ Mr. BrookeThere are no plans to reduce the grant to the Agricultural and Food research council in 1983–84. My right hon. Friend will decide the size of the grant for 1984–85 after he has received from the advisory board for the research councils advice about the distribution of the science budget.
(in thousands) England Leicestershire January of each year Full-time Pupils Part-time Pupils Total Pupils Full-time Pupils Part-time Pupils Total Pupils 1974 8,466.8 102.2 8,569.0 155.4 3.4 158.8 1975 8,516.9 120.0 8,636.9 157.6 3.7 161.3 1976 8,571.6 141.9 8,713.5 159.5 4.0 163.5 1977 8,571.7 167.8 8,739.5 160.8 3.8 164.6 1978 8,488.1 177.5 8,665.6 160.0 3.5 163.5 1979 8,379.6 182.5 8,562.1 158.2 3.5 161.7 1980 8,211.3 185.8 8,397.1 155.8 3.4 159.2 1981 7,994.1 191.0 8,185.1 152.4 3.2 155.6 1982 7,768.3 204.6 7,972.9 149.4 3.5 152.9 1983 (Provisional) 7,530.4 221.8 7,752.1 146.0 3.9 149.9 Figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.