§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total expenditure of the Social Science Research Council in Scottish universities in each of the past five years: and if she will express this as a percentage of the total United Kingdom level of expenditure by the Council.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsIn round figures, the information is as follows:
EXPENDITURE BY THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL ON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TRAINING AWARDS (a) In Scotland (b) Total (a) as percentage of (b) £m. £m. 1971–72 0.35 3.8 9 1972–73 0.36 4.5 8 1973–74 0.46 4.7 10 1974–75 0.57 5.8 10 1975–76 0.78 7.6 10