§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the amount of Government assistance granted to research councils for each year since 1986; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Robert G. HughesGovernment grant-in-aid to the research councils from the science budget since 1986–87 was as follows:
£ million AFRC ESRC MRC NERC SERC 1986–87 57.1 23.8 128.3 70.3 316.2 1987–88 54.9 24.8 139.8 73.3 357.5 1988–89 61.1 27.0 149.6 91.9 367.6 1989–90 74.3 31.5 176.3 115.0 406.2 1990–91 88.4 36.6 185.7 135.2 440.8 1991–92 96.6 35.6 202.9 122.6 456.4 1992–93 105.4 45.9 227.6 129.7 523.0 1993–94 109.4 53.2 262.7 140.3 583.5 Estimated outturn in 1994–95 is as follows:
£ million BBSRC 146.9 EPSRC 367.9 ESRC 58.9 MRC 269.3 NERC 153.5 PPARC 180.1 Swindon Research Councils Pensions Scheme 30.1 The allocations of the science budget for 1995–96 will be announced on 2 February.