§ Mr. RandallTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the research projects in Britain which have been financed in whole or in part by the European Union's third research framework programme. [34948]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorFull information on research projects funded in individual member states by the European Union's third framework programme for research and technological development, which ran from 1990 to 1994, is held only by the European Commission. It is not distributed to member states. UK researchers have, however, participated vigorously in the EU's framework programmes. Commission statistics show that 2,337 UK research teams participated in projects funded under the third framework—more than in any other member stale. The indications are that UK researchers are continuing to participate strongly in the fourth framework programme, which runs from 1994 to 1998.