HC Deb 20 January 1992 vol 202 cc26-8W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was allocated to each polytechnic by research councils during 1990–91; and how much was allocated by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council.

Mr. Alan Howarth

The following allocations were made to polytechnics by each of the research councils in 1990–91:

AFRC Polytechnic £000
Bristol 74
East London 26
Lancashire 80
Oxford 145
Total 325

ESRC Polytechnic £000
Birmingham 25
Bournemouth 15
Bristol 432
Central London 161
Coventry 5
East London 65
Kingston 253
Leeds 35
Liverpool 51
Manchester 156
Middlesex 39
Napier 4
Newcastle 21
North London 55
North Staffs 35
Oxford 245
Portsmouth 40
Sheffield City 297
South Bank 22
South West 220
Sunderland 3
Teesside 220
Thames 4
Wales 37
Wolverhampton 52
Total 2,492

MRC
Polytechnic £000
Liverpool 12
London:
City 23

MRC
Polytechnic £000
South Bank 114
East London 5
Nottingham 2
Portsmouth 22
Sheffield 27
Staffordshire 14
Polytechnics in Scotland
Paisley College of Technology 17
Total 236

NERC
Polytechnic £000
City 2
Kingston 18
Liverpool 9
Napier 20
Oxford 55
Plymouth 238
Portsmouth 45
Sunderland 17
Thames 7
Total 411

SERC Polytechnic £'000
Birmingham Polytechnic 310
Brighton Polytechnic 509
Bristol Polytechnic 201
Polytechnic of Central London 254
City of London Polytechnic 9
The Polytechnic of Wales 174
Hatfield Polytechnic 461
Huddersfield Polytechnic 318
Kingston Polytechnic 230
Coventry Polytechnic 778
Leeds Polytechnic 160
Leicester Polytechnic 753
Liverpool Polytechnic 352
Middlesex Polytechnic 158
Manchester Polytechnic 197
Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh 262
Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic 420
The Polytechnic of North London 60
Polytechnic of East London 58
Staffordshire Polytechnic 523
Oxford Polytechnic 309
Polytechnic South West 671
Portsmouth Polytechnic 682
Sheffield City Polytechnic 576
Sunderland Polytechnic 330
Teesside Polytechnic 379
Thames Polytechnic 334
Nottingham Polytechnic 339
Wolverhampton Polytechnic 104
Lancashire Polytechnic 205
Glasgow Polytechnic 166
Total 10,282

Notes:

1. These figures include research studentships, industrial fellowships and postdoctoral fellowships as well as research grants.

2. The figures for SERC are for the academic year 15 September 1990 to 31 August 1991. The figures for the other research councils are for the financial year 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991.

The following allocations were made by the PCFC for research in 1990–91 as the final tranche of a National Advisory Board initiative launched in 1988–89.

Institution PCFC Research Allocation 1990–91 £000's
Polytechnic of East London 180
Middlesex Polytechnic 300
Kingston Polytechnic 300
Birmingham Polytechnic 50
Coventry Polytechnic 250
Wolverhampton Polytechnic 180
Liverpool Polytechnic 300
Manchester Polytechnic 180
Sheffield City Polytechnic 250
Huddersfield Polytechnic 50
Leeds Polytechnic 180
Newcastle Polytechnic 180
Sunderland Polytechnic 300
Polytechnic of North London 50
South Bank Polytechnic 180
City of London Polytechnic 180
Polytechnic of Central London 180
Thames Polytechnic 180
Bristol Polytechnic 250
Teesside Polytechnic 50
Polytechnic South West 180
Bournemouth Polytechnic 50
Brighton Polytechnic 300
Portsmouth Polytechnic 250
Hatfield Polytechnic 300
Humberside Polytechnic 50
Lancashire Polytechnic 180
Leicester Polytechnic 300
Nottingham Polytechnic 300
Oxford Polytechnic 50
Staffordshire Polytechnic 180
Total 5,910

Note:

1. These figures are for the financial year 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991.

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