HC Deb 04 February 1975 vol 885 cc458-9W
Mr. Bryan Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what financial support has been given to the National Foundation for Educational Research in the years 1973 and 1974, respectively.

Mr. Prentice

Details of the financial support given by my Department to the National Foundation for Educational Research in the financial years 1972–73 and 1973–74, with an estimate for the financial year 1974–75, are as follows:

1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
£ £ £
Grant in aid 10,000 10,000 10,000
Support for specific projects 44,005 58,946 47,250

Mr. Bryan Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the resources made available to the National Foundation for Educational Research for 1974 has been allocated to research grants and projects designed to promote education for a multi-racial society.

Mr. Prentice

The proportion of the resources made available by the Department to the National Foundation for Educational Research for projects designed to promote education for a multiracial society was 38 per cent. in 1973–74 and the estimate for 1974–75 is 40 per cent.

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