HC Deb 12 November 1975 vol 899 c775W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the total expenditure of the Social Research Council is spent in institutions in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) the English regions.

Mr. Mulley

In 1974–75 the proportion of the Council's expenditure on its research Units, research grants and postgraduate training awards related to institutions in Wales was 2 per cent., and in England 79 per cent.: such expenditure accounted for 86 per cent. of the Council's total budget. Figures for English regions are not readily available.