§ Baroness Perry of Southwarkasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 26 January (WA 160 161), how much they have spent on (a) research underpinning building regulations; and (b) other applied construction research, in each year since 1997–98. [HLI245]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleAs stated in my previous Written Answer there are no consolidated figures available on applied construction research spend across the Government. The DTI is currently the largest sponsor of applied research
(a) Research underpinning Building Regulations:
DETR £ millions 1997–98 £6.5 million 1998–99 £5.8 million 1999–00 £5 million 2000–01 £3 million
ODPM £ millions 2001–02 £3.2 million 2002–03 £4.6 million 2003–04 £5.7 million (b) Other applied construction research:
DETR £ millions 1997–98 £17.5 million 1998–99 £16.2 million 1999–00 £17 million 2000–01 £18.1 million
DTI £ millions 2001–02 £16.2 million 2002–03 £14.8 million 2003–04 £10.0 million