HC Deb 28 November 1961 vol 650 cc26-8W
48. Mr. Wainwright

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science if he will state the amount of money that has been allocated to the universities for research purposes for the years 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

The greater part of the expenditure on scientific and technological research in universities, which was estimated at £23.3 million in 1958–59 and £25.9 million in 1959–60, is met from the recurrent grants made by the Treasury on the recommendation of the University Grants Committee, and is not separately identified. Research Council grants to universities and to Research Units and Institutes associated with universities amounted to £3.1 million in 1957–58, £3.5 million in 1958–59, £4.5 million in 1959–60, £6 million in 1960–61, and £8.2 million in 1961–62. Details of these are given below.

RESEARCH COUNCIL GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES
in £ thousands
1. Studentships and Fellowships 2. Research Grants to Universities 3. Expenditure on Research Units within Universities 4. Grants to Research Institutes or Units Associated with Universities 5. Total
£000's £000's £000's £000's £000's
57–58 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 (estimate) 57–58 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 (estimate) 57–58 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 (estimate) 57–58 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 (estimate) 57–58 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 (estimate)
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 430 630 820 1,050 1,315 490 460 890 1,490 2,600 — — — — — — — — — — 920 1,090 1,710 2,540 3,915
Agricultural Research Council 30 32 29 24 31 119 91 97 104 157 199 245 275 299 273 641 768 805 931 1,011 989 1,136 1,206 1,358 1,473
Medical Research Council 50 57 70 100 115 333 337 390 620 811 600 715 865 1,060 1,526 154 174 243 285 317 1,137 1,283 1,568 2,065 2,769
Nature Conservancy 11 12 14 18 21 6 5 7 11 20 — — — 7 11 — — — — — 17 17 21 36 52
TOTAL 521 731 933 1,192 1,482 948 893 1,384 2,225 3,588 799 960 1,140 1,366 1,810 795 942 1,048 1,216 1,328 3,063 3,526 4,505 5,999 8,209

Note

The figures in Columns 1 and 2 are included in the total University Expenditure on Scientific and Technological Research given in the answer for 1958–59 and 1959–60. Those in Columns 3 and 4 are excluded, and are supplementary.