§ 82. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, as representing the Lord President of the Council, the total of the estimated expenditure on agricultural research for the present financial year; and what are the main categories of research conducted and the estimated expenditure on each category.
§ Mr. GodberThe total estimated expenditure on agricultural research co-ordinated by the Agricultural Research Council for the present financial year is £4,657,000 made up of £2,033,000 on116W animal research, £2,084,000 on plants and soils research, £350,000 on agricultural machinery research, and £190,000 on other research and general expenses. These figures do not include details on research by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; during the present financial year this is estimated to amount to £166,000 on animal research and £2,000 on plant research.