§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how much of Higher Education Funding Council for England's university research funding has been distributed to universities in the northwest of England in each year since 1997; [121805]
953W(2) what percentage of quality related research funds have been allocated to north-west universities in each of the past five years; and which universities have received such funding. [121806]
§ Alan JohnsonThe information requested is in the following tables. Table 1 shows the total amount of research funding allocated to higher education institutions (HEIs) in the north west region by the
Table 1: Time series of research funding for academic years 1997/98 to 2003/04 £ millions 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 North-West Region 77 88 89 91 93 98 108 England Total 720 841 872 884 906 940 1,038 North-West region as a percentage of England 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 Notes:
Figures include quality-related research (QR) funds, generic research (GR) and collaborative research (CollR) funds for 1997/98 to 2001/02.
For 2002/03, figures relate entirely to quality-related (QR).
For 2003/04, figures relate to quality-related (QR) and capability funding.
Source:
HEFCE
Table 2: Time series of quality-related (QR) research fielding for academic years 1997/98 to 2003/04 £ millions 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 North-West Region 73 84 85 86 89 98 105 England Total 684 805 835 847 868 940 1.020 North-West region as a percentage of England 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.3