§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing the annual expenditure in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland of the Medical Research Council, including administration costs, in each of the last three years.
Mr. JacksonThe information requested is as follows:
1984–85 £ million 1985–86 £ million 1986–87 £ million England1 98.7 102.7 108.3 Scotland 12.4 12.3 13.4 Wales 2.0 1.7 1.3 Northern Ireland 0.2 0.1 0.4 Total 113.3 116.8 123.4 1 Includes headquarters and central expenses. MRC unit administrative expenses are included under the costs for each country.