§ Mr. CarmichaelTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total value of applications made to the Crown Estate's Research Committee for research proposals was in each year since 1997. [119728]
§ John HealeyThe Crown Estate Fish Farming Research Committee was established in 2001 to ensure that the allocation of The Crown Estate's reinvestment budget was both fair and transparent. Support is given to those applications that have most relevance to The Crown Estate and its customers and which, in the view of the committee, will be of greatest long-term benefit and value to the sustainable development of the industry.
Committee representation includes industry, Government, regulators, NGOs and an independent vice chairman. The committee first met in January 2002.
The Crown Estate has allocated £600,000 to the research committee for the first three years of its operation, from 2002–03 to 2004–05. The Crown Estate's contribution each year resulted in significant matching funding being awarded by a range of funding partners.
Name Total turnover £million Government and government agencies £ million (+) Private sector customers £ million (+) Value added retailers £ million (+) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory 498.8 433.0(86.8) 65.8 (13.2) 1— Land Registry 342.8 — 342.8 (100) 1— Central Office of INformation 272.9 272.9 (100) — 1— Defence Aviation Repair Agency 228.9 218.5 (95.5) 10.4 (4.5) 1— Meteorological Office 154.8 128.3 (82.9) 26.5 (17.1) 1— Forensic Science Service 128.1 118.3 (92.3) 9.8 (7.7) 1— Ordnance Survey 102.6 2— — 1— Vehicle Inspectorate 90.6 20.1 (22.2) 70.5 (77.8) 1— Driving Standards Agency 88.0 — 88.0 (100) 1— Royal Mint 79.7 54.9 (68.9) 24.8 (31.1) 1— Hydrographic Office 53.2 9.5 (17.9) 43.7 (82.1) 1— Patent Office 51.6 — 51.6 (100) 1— Companies House 44.9 2.4 (5.3) 42.5 (94.7) 1— OGCbuying, solutions 40.8 40.8 (100) — 1— Medicines Control Agency 36.7 — 36.7 (100) 1— NHS Estates 28.3 28.3 (100) — 1— Fire Service College 17.5 11.4 (65.1) 6.1(34.9) 1— Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 7.9 2— — 1— 1 Not applicable 2 No information given Notes:
1. Medicines Control Agency was wound up on 31 March 2003. Its activities were transferred to a new trading fund, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency on 1 April 2003.
2. Vehicle Inspectorate was merged with Traffic Area Network (a division of the Department of Transport) on 1 April 2003 to form a new trading fund, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.
3. ABRO (an agency within the Ministry of Defence) became a trading fund on 1 April 2002. Unaudited accounts for 2001–02 (ie for ABRO as an agency) are available, but do not provide the information requested.
276WThe total value of applications made to the committee in each of the years it has met, and the awards made, are given in the table:
Financial years 2002–03 2003–04 Number of applications 26 33 Value of applications £1,652,000 £1,384,000 Number of applications receiving support 11 7 Value of awards 1£248,000 2£193,600 1 Includes £70,500 commitment carried over from the previous year. 2 Includes £77,500 commitment carried over from the previous year. A spend of £23,700 has already been committed to the 2004–05 financial year. £134,700 remains to be allocated in 2004–05.