HC Deb 24 March 1995 vol 257 cc375-6W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reasons there is a planned decrease of £3 million in spending on the industrial research and technology unit in Northern Ireland between 1995–96 and 1996–97, referred to in "Northern Ireland Expenditure Plans and Priorities 1994–95 to 1996–97", table 6.1. [15409]

Mr. Ancram

The budget for the industrial research and technology unit will, in addition, receive European regional development fund funding which is included in the ERDF line of the table. Taking account of this, the total funding planned for the unit is:

  • 1995–96: £13.5 million
  • 1996–97: £13.3 million
  • 1997–98: £13.2 million