§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what help he gives to encourage research(a) on how clouds modulate the climate system, (b) on cloud radiation problems and (c) on cloud profiling radar.
§ Mr. David DavisThe Government make funds available under the science budget to the research councils, which determine their priorities in accordance with the terms of their royal charters. Such research is supported by the Natural Environment Research Council and the Science and Engineering Research Council.
The NERC is paying specific attention to these matters through a special topic called "Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation", at a total cost of £733,000. It is also supporting four training awards and four research grants, at a total estimated cost of approximately £700,000.
31 March 1989 20 February 1990 As at;20 February 1991 12 March 1992 22 July 1993 Buckinghamshire 1 1 — — — Cheshire 2 1 1 1 — Cornwall 2 2 1 2 1 Dorset 1 1 1 — — Gloucestershire 1 — — — — Greater Manchester 1 1 — — — Hampshire 2 2 1 1 1 Hertfordshire 1 1 — — — Humberside 2 2 2 1 — Isle of Wight 1 1 1 1 1 Lancashire 14 12 9 8 4 Lincolnshire 1 1 — — — Norfolk 1 1 1 1 — North Yorkshire 1 1 — 1 — Northumberland 1 1 1 1 1 South Yorkshire 1 1 1 1 1 Staffordshire 1 1 1 1 1 Suffolk 4 4 3 3 2 West Sussex 1 — — — — West Yorkshire 11 8 2 3 2 Wiltshire 2 1 — — — Totals 52 43 25 25 13