HC Deb 16 June 1993 vol 226 cc591-2W
Dr. Moonie

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department's policy is with regard to the funding of near-market research.

Education SSAs and Education budget figures for 1992–93 (in £ million)
Local education authority Budget Education SSA Difference Percentage difference
Corporation of London 2.12 0.65 1 225
Camden 70.04 64.92 5 8
Greenwich 105.98 107.46 -1 -1
Hackney 112.93 117.39 -4 -4
Hammersmith 61.19 57.75 3 6
Islington 85.07 86.45 -1 -2
Kensington 47.22 38.33 9 23
Lambeth 132.04 139.39 -7 -5
Lewisham 112.63 114.07 -1 -1
Southwark 103.23 112.36 -9 -8
Tower Hamlets 118.55 123.69 -5 -4
Wandsworth 105.83 100.62 5 5
Westminster 77.25 55.93 21 38
Barking 66.26 61.55 5 8
Barnet 110.16 113.29 -3 -3
Bexley 77.33 86.54 -9 -11
Brent 125.90 134.22 -8 -6
Bromley 93.29 97.61 -4 -4
Croydon 132.56 129.40 3 2

Mr. Boswell

I refer the hon. Member to paragraphs 2.20 to 2.22 of the White Paper "Realising Our Potential —A Strategy for Science, Engineering and Technology". Funding for research through the Higher Education Funding Council for England is intended to support mainly basic and strategic research.