§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list for each year since 1986 the amount of investment made by the Government into the Coal Research Establishment.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe annual investment by the Government into the Coal Research Establishment is as follows:
Government funding of CRE related activities—£ million (1994 prices) Year £ million 1986–87 1.7 1987–88 0.6 1988–89 0.2 1989–90 3.4 1990–91 11.7 1991–92 4.9 1992–93 1.7 1993–94 5.2 Note:
The monies shown represent Government contributions to:
The Grimthorpe research and development project.
The Point of Ayr coal liquefaction research and development project.
Contracted research and development in the fields of generic science and advanced power generation.
Projects paid for by the know-how fund.
Other ad hoc income from Government.
318WInvestment for subsequent years up to 1997 totals £7.6 million for contracts already in place between CRE and DTI.