§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent by his Department in each of the past five years on social science research; what percentage this constitutes of total departmental expenditure and of the Department's research budget; and how much of the research has been undertaken(a) within his Department, (b) by universities and polytechnics and (c) by independent research organisations.
§ Mr. Ian Stewart[holding answer 27 July 1988]: The information is as follows: 683W
Year Departmental expenditure social science research Percentage total departmental expenditure Percentage expenditure of departmental research budget Expenditure within department Universities or polytechnics Independent research organisations £ million Per cent. Per cent. £ million £ million £ million 1982–83 0.7 0.020 7.36 0.6 0.03 — 1983–84 0.8 0.020 5.44 0.7 0.1 0.02 1984–85 0.7 0.017 5.83 0.6 0.1 0.02 1985–86 0.8 0.018 5.40 0.6 0.2 — 1986–87 0.9 0.019 4.86 0.7 0.02 —