§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish the allocation of the science budget to each research council and other funded bodies, at cash and constant terms for (i) 1995–96, (ii) 1996–97, (iii) 1997–98 and (iv) 1998–99 and the planned figures for(a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02; and the proportion of this money allocated to Scotland. [76860]
§ Mr. Battle[holding answer 16 March 1999]: Details of Science Budget spend and allocations in cash and at 1998–99 prices are set out in the following tables.
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Science budget spend and allocations 1995–96 to 2001–02 £ million Council etc. 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Cash BBSRC 180.0 179.6 183.0 190.8 198.3 203.0 208.2 EPSRC 368.9 378.0 386.3 389.4 397.6 410.9 427.2 ESRC 61.5 63.7 65.2 67.5 69.8 71.2 72.9 MRC 278.1 282.1 289.1 294.0 304.5 319.2 334.1 NERC 167.8 157.3 166.2 175.0 178.5 181.8 187.5 PPARC 202.7 213.5 197.9 207.4 186.8 200.7 204.2 CCLRC 2.4 1.5 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 Royal Society 21.1 22.1 22.3 22.6 23.9 24.6 25.7 Royal Academy of Engineering 2.6 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.3 OST Initiatives 1.8 1.6 1.8 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.9 Superannuation Supplement 8.2 9.9 14.7 13.3 12.0 14.4 14.8 LINK/Foresight — — — — 1.0 3.0 4.0 University Challenge — — — 15.0 10.0 10.0 — Synchrotron Radiation Source — — — — — 15.0 20.0 Joint Research Equipment Initiative — — — — 7.0 10.0 10.0 Joint Infrastructure Fund — — — — 75.0 100.0 125.0 Science Enterprise Challenge — — — — 25.0 — — International/Contingency Reserve — — — — — 15.0 15.0 Total 1,295.1 1,312.4 1,331.0 1,382.3 1,497.8 1,587.5 1,657.6
£ million Council etc. 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 1998–99 prices BBSRC 195.0 188.6 187.6 190.8 193.5 193.2 193.3 EPSRC 399.5 397.1 395.9 389.4 387.9 391.1 396.7 ESRC 66.6 67.0 66.9 67.5 68.1 67.7 67.7 MRC 301.2 296.4 296.3 294.0 297.1 303.8 310.2 NERC 181.8 165.3 170.3 175.0 174.2 173.0 174.1 PPARC 219.5 224.3 202.8 207.4 182.2 191.0 189.6 CCLRC 2.6 1.5 1.2 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.9 Royal Society 22.8 23.2 22.8 22.6 23.3 23.4 23.9 Royal Academy of Engineering 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 OST Initiatives 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.6 Superannuation Supplement 8.9 10.4 15.0 13.3 11.7 13.7 13.7 LINK/Foresight — — — — 1.0 2.9 3.7 University Challenge — — — 15.0 9.8 9.5 — Synchrotron Radiation Source — — — — — 14.3 18.6 Joint Research Equipment Initiative — — — — 6.8 9.5 9.3 Joint Infrastructure Fund — — — — 73.2 95.2 116.1 Science Enterprise Challenge — — — — 24.4 — — International/Contingency Reserve — — — — — 14.3 13.9 Total 1,402.6 1,378.8 1,364.3 1,382.3 1,461.2 1,511.0 1,539.3 Notes:
Figures for 1995–96 to 1997–98 are taken from the Appropriation Accounts
1998–99 data are the amounts voted in Supplementary Estimates
Figures for 1999–2000 to 2001–02 are the allocations announced on 27 October 1998 but PPARC's 1999–2000 figure includes the International/Contingency Reserve of £3 million.
Allocations of resources by OST, the Research Councils and other bodies funded from the Science Budget are made on a scientific not a regional basis. Decisions are based on the quality of the science or the project involved.
In the years 1995–96 to 1996–97, the latest years for which complete data are available, Research Councils' expenditure in Scotland totalled £121 million and £140 million respectively, 8.9 per cent. and 10.1 per cent. of the Councils' total expenditure (including non-science budget funds). Scottish institutions also benefit from access to UK and international facilities supported by the Research Councils.